Cora setosa

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Cora setosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Cora
Species:
C. setosa
Binomial name
Cora setosa
L.Vargas, Moncada & Lücking (2014)

Cora setosa is a species of

type locality, where it grows as an epiphyte on branches in partially shaded spots. The thallus is emerald-green (smaragd) when fresh, measuring up to 8 cm (3 in) across and comprising four or five circular lobes arranged in layers above each other. The specific epithet refers to the setose (i.e. bristly) lateral lobe margins. Similar species include Cora cyphellifera, C. aspera, and C. gyrolophia.[1]

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