Peniophora albobadia is a species of crust fungus in the family Peniophoraceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Peniophoraceae |
| Genus: | Peniophora |
| Species: | P. albobadia
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| Peniophora albobadia | |
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Classification edit
It is a saprobic fungus, forming spreading crusts on the bark of decaying twigs and fallen branches of many hardwood species. The species epithet is derived from albo-, white, and badi- meaning reddish-brown, the epithet accurately describing the vivid contrast between the fertile area and the margin. [2]
First described scientifically by Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1822,[3] it was transferred to the genus Peniophora by Jacques Boidin in 1961.[4] It is most commonly found in the United States.[5]
The common name, "Giraffe Spots," was coined by a member of the New York Mycological Society, based on specimens found during surveys of the boroughs of NYC. [6]
References edit
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Peniophora albobadia (Schwein.) Boidin". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Peniophora albobadia". www.messiah.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ von Schweinitz LD. "Synopsis fungorum Carolinae superioris". Schriften der Berlinische Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde (in Latin). 1: 20–131 (see p. 108).
- ^ Boidin J. (1961). "Hétérobasidiomycètes saprophytes et Homobasidiomycètes résupinés: VIII. – Peniophora Cke á dendrophyses (Deuxième contribution)". Revue de Mycologie (in French). 26: 153–72.
- ^ "Giraffe Spots (Peniophora albobadia)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ^ "Peniophora albobadia". www.messiah.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
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