Species:
Crepidotus calolepis
Scientific name:
Crepidotus calolepis
Arabic name:
فطر المحار المطاطي
French name:
Crépidote méchuleux, Crépidote à chapeau écailleux
English name:
Scaly oysterling
Habitat:
Grows on the trunks and stumps of dead broad-leaf trees.
Surrounding vegetation:
Platanus orientalis, Styrax officinalis, Quercus calliprinos.
Ecological niche:
Saprobic, on stumps, dead trunks and fallen branches of deciduous trees.
Chromosome Number:
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Genome size:
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Cap:
Pale but covered with minute dark-brown scales, kidney-shaped caps turn ochre-brown with age.
Gills / pores:
Pale brown gills fan out from the attachment point; they are soft and gelatinous, turn rusty brown.
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Stem:
No visible stipe, the attachment to the substrate is at the edge of the cap.
Dimensions:
Pale brown gills fan out from the attachment point; they are soft and gelatinous, turn rusty brown.
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Color(s):
Cap flesh is white.
Texture, other traits:
Cap is very watery and easily broken, gelatinous layer in the upper part of the flesh.
Spore print
Spores
Distribution
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