Podoserpula miranda

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Podoserpula miranda

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Amylocorticiales
Family: Amylocorticiaceae
Genus: Podoserpula
Species:
P. miranda
Binomial name
Podoserpula miranda
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Podoserpula miranda is a species of fungus in the family Amylocorticiaceae. Found in New Caledonia, it was described in 2012.[1] Its common name is the Barbie pagoda fungus[2] due to its pale pink color and multi-tiered appearance. The species epithet miranda means 'wonderful' in Latin.[2]

It grows in the soil and is associated with Arillastrum gummiferum.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Buyck B, Duhem B, Eyssartier G, Ducousso M (2012). "Podoserpula miranda sp. nov. (Amylocorticiales, Basidiomycota) from New Caledonia". Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 33 (4): 453–51. doi:10.7872/crym.v33.iss4.2012.453. S2CID 84533183.
  2. ^ a b Wheeler, Quentin; Pennak, Sara (April 30, 2013). "Chapter 1: Pretty Counts: The Prettiest New Species". What on Earth?: 100 of Our Planet's Most Amazing New Species. PLUME. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780698148321. OCLC 937576280. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Podoserpula miranda". Index Fungorum. Index Fungorum Partnership. 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

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