Asian Beauty
Radulomyces copelandii (Pat.) N. Maek.
Asian Beauty: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/17802
Synonyms
Radulodon copelandii 
Tags
Non-native

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Status

Habitat: Bark of dead trees. especially oak. This species is a recent introduction to the Western Hemisphere. It was first identified in Massachusetts in 2011 according to Gary Emberger's "Fungi Growing on Wood" website (Messiah College). (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Description

Compare Radulomyces paumanokensis. Fertile surface: Long white / ochraceous spines with acute or rounded tip (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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Radulodon copelandii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Meruliaceae
Genus: Radulodon
Species:
R. copelandii
Binomial name
Radulodon copelandii
(Pat.) N. Maek.

Radulodon copelandii or Radulomyces copelandii, the Asian beauty, is a fungus typically found on dead wood. It is native to Asia and since 2009 has also been found in North America.

Description

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It is a toothed crust fungus identified by whitish or pale yellowish flattened teeth[1] aging to brownish colors.[2] It appears in patches 30 centimetres (12 in) or more across, with the teeth up to 1 cm long.[3] The basidia are at the tip of each tooth.[4]

Similar species

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It can resemble Sarcodontia crocea, Dentipellis fragilis, Basidioradulum radula and Hydnocristella himantia.[3]

Habitat and distribution

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The species is typically found on logs and decaying wood. It is native to Asia, where it is known from the Russian Far East, China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.[5] It now also occurs in North America, where it was first found by J. Ginns and Lawrence Millman in Massachusetts in 2009.[5][2]

References

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  1. ^ Roehl, Thomas (February 22, 2019). "Radulodon copelandii, The Asian Beauty". Fungus Fact Friday. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Emberger, Gary (2008). "Radulodon copelandii". Messiah College. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 416. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
  4. ^ Malloch, David (2019). "Tooth Fungi". New Brunswick Museum.
  5. ^ a b Ginns, J., Millman, Lawrence (2011). "Mysterious Asian Beauty Conquers Eastern Massachusetts" (PDF). Fungi Mag. 4:3: 61–63.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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