Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This toothed crust fungus grows in flat, pale patches on decaying logs across Asia. It produces thousands of tiny, needle-like spines that release spores into the air.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Radulomycetaceae

Genus

Radulomyces

Species

Radulomyces copelandii