Crepidotus affinis explained

Crepidotus affinis is a species of saprophytic fungus in the family Crepidotaceae with a stipeless sessile cap.

Distribution

The fungus was described by Egon Horak in 2018 and has been found in New Zealand, Panama, and the Philippines.^[1]

Description

Crepidotus affinis has a similar gross morphology with C. exilis, though it has larger basidiospores and clavate cheilocystidia with a small capitate apex. The cap is fan shaped (flabelliform) with a straight margin. Colour is light brown becoming lighter towards the margin with a fine grained wrinkled (rugulose) surface.^[1]

Bibliography

• Book: Horak . Egon . Fungi of New Zealand. Volume 6: Agaricales (Basidiomycota) of New Zealand . 2018 . e-book. Egon Horak.
• Book: Brown spored genera p.p. Crepidotus, Flammulaster, Inocybe, Phaeocollybia, Phaeomarasmius, Pleuroflammula, Pyrrhoglossum, Simocybe, Tubaria and Tympanella. Fungi of New Zealand Nga Hekaheka o Aotearoa Volume 6 . Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute. Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crepidotus affinis E. Horak. 2022-06-21. The Global Fungal Red List.