Antrodiella citrea
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| Antrodiella citrea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Steccherinaceae |
| Genus: | Antrodiella |
| Species: | A. citrea |
| Binomial name | |
| Antrodiella citrea | |
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Antrodiella citrea is a bracket fungus native to Australia and New Zealand.[5]
It was originally described as Polyporus citreus by English botanist Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1872[6] and has undergone several name changes before being placed in the genus Antrodiella by Leif Ryvarden in 1984.[7]
Up to 2 cm (0.8 in) in diameter, the soft fruiting bodies are found on the underside of dead tree branches, particularly of Eucalyptus trees; they have the texture of chamois. The pored spore-bearing surface is white, while the upper surface is bright yellow. The spore print is white, and the smooth oval spores are around 2.5 by 4.5 μm.[8]