Thelephora terrestris

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Thelephora terrestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Thelephorales
Family:
Thelephoraceae
Genus:
Thelephora
Species:
T. terrestris
Binomial name
Thelephora terrestris
Ehrh. (1787)

Thelephora terrestris, commonly known as the common fiber vase[1] or earthfan fungus[2] is an inedible species of fungus in the Basidiomycota phylum.[3]

History and taxonomy

This fungus was first described by Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart in 1787.[4][5]

Habitat and ecology

Throughout North America[1] and Europe[5] Thelephora terrestris can be found in soil. It is commonly found in sandy soils under pine trees, on roots[1] and twigs.[6]

This

fertility and high fertility soils.[2]

It is a dominant mycorrhizal fungus,[9] re-establishes quickly after disturbances such as forest fire, and is considered stress tolerant.[11]

Outside of the Pinus genus, it is also capable of forming mycorrizha with other trees such as alder, birch, oak, beech, and poplar.[2]

Thelephora terrestris virus 1 (TtV1), which is a mycovirus, can infect this fungi.[2]

Description

Thelephora terrestris is present year round, though is mostly seen July to December.

fruiting body forms, it starts off lighter in colour then turns to a darker shade of brown as it ages.[7] A stalk may not be present, if there is one, it is usually very short.[1] Sometimes the fungi is grown in large colonies.[6] The shape is described as a fan and can grow up to 6 cm wide.[6] It has been described to have a moldy earth like smell.[1]

Thelephora terrestris
mycorrhizal
Edibility is inedible

The

spores are purple-brown colour,[1] ellipsoid or angular shape.[6]

The edibility of fungus is unknown, but it is considered too tough to be worthwhile.[13]

Thelephora palmata is a similar species which is comparatively stinky and less widely distributed.[13][14]

Physiology

The full life cycle can be reproduced and studied in a laboratory, both ectomycorrhizal form and mushroom form.[15]

Due to the mycotoxins that the fungi produces, it protects pinus trees from root pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi.[9]

References

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  4. ^ "Mycobank: Thelephora terrestris". Mycobank. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
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    doi:10.1016/B978-012652840-4/50018-8
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  10. S2CID 21922463
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  11. doi:10.3390/f10020109
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  12. doi:10.1080/00275514.1989.12025766
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  14. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5
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  15. doi:10.1139/b81-267
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