Ramaria

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Ramaria
Ramaria lorithamnus
Ramaria lorithamnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Gomphaceae
Genus: Ramaria
Bonord.
(1851)
Type species
Pers.: Fr.) Ricken
(1918)

The

coral fungi.[1] Several, such as Ramaria flava, are edible and picked in Europe, though they are easily confused with several mildly poisonous species capable of causing nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; these include R. formosa and R. pallida. Three Ramaria species have been demonstrated to contain a very unusual organoarsenic compound homoarsenocholine.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Latin rāmus meaning branch.[3]

Description

Basidiocarps may range in color from bright yellow, red, pink, or orange, to purple, white, and shades of tan. Color changes after bruising occur in some species.

The

echinulate or striate; spore size may range considerably, and ornamentation, when present, is cyanophilous
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Classification

Hjomsköld was the first to introduce the name Ramaria in 1790.

Ramariaceae. Ramaria has been further subdivided into four subgenera based on differences in spore ornamentation, substrate habitat, clamps, and basidiocarp appearance.[5]

monophyletic, and that the characteristic coralloid shape has likely evolved several times from different ancestors.[8]

Species

References

  1. ^ Petersen RH, Scates C (1988). "Vernally fruiting taxa of Ramaria from the Pacific Northwest". Mycotaxon. 33: 101–144.
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  4. ^ Holmsköld T. (1790). Beata ruris otia fungorum Danicis. Vol I. Copenhagen: E. Viborg.
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