Ramaria cystidiophora, commonly known as the fuzzy-footed coral, is a coral mushroom in the family Gomphaceae. It is in the Laeticolora subgenus of Ramaria.[2] The branches are yellow, sometimes brighter at the tips, growing from a fuzzy white stem.[2] The odour is sweet.[2]

Ramaria cystidiophora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Gomphaceae
Genus: Ramaria
Species:
R. cystidiophora
Binomial name
Ramaria cystidiophora
(Kauffman) Corner (1950)
Synonyms[1]

Clavaria cystidiophora Kauffman (1928)

While the species is relatively unlikely to be confused with another, several varieties exist – for instance var. anisata, which is of a peach hue.[2]

Taxonomy

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The species was first described as Clavaria cystidiophora by Calvin Henry Kauffman in 1928.[3] E.J.H. Corner transferred it to the genus Ramaria in 1950.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ramaria cystidiophora (Kauffman) Corner 1950". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c d Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  3. ^ Kauffman CH. (1928). "Cystidia in the genus Clavaria and some undescribed species". Papers of the Michigan Academy of Sciences. 8: 141–51.
  4. ^ Corner EJH. (1950). A monograph of Clavaria and allied genera. Annals of Botany Memoirs. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 573.
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