Scutiger (fungus) explained

Scutiger is a genus of fungi in the family Albatrellaceae,^[1] which includes S. oregonensis, the fungus tuber.^{[2] [3]}

General characteristics

Species in Scutiger are terrestrial, annual, and usually have simple, bright-colored, mesoporous hymenophores. The surface anoderm is variously decorated; the context is usually white, but rarely colored, and is fleshy to tough—rigid and fragile when dry. The Hymenium is porous, can be white or colored, and has thin-walled tubes; The spores are smooth, or rarely echinulate and hyaline.^[4]

The surface of the pileus can be uneven, squamous, or rugose as in S. oregonensis or S. decurrens; or smooth and hispid-tomentose, as in S. hispidellus (synonymous with Jahnoporus hirtus, which was named for this quality.^[5]

Species list

• S. auriscalpium
• S. brasiliensis
• S. caeruleoporus
• S. cryptopus
• S. decurrens
• S. ellisii (synonymous with Albatrellus ellisii or greening goat's foot^[6])
• S. hispidellus (synonymous with Jahnoporus hirtus)
• S. holocyaneus
• S. oregonensis
• S. subrubescens
• S. subsquamosus
• S. tuberosus

Notes and References

1. http://zipcodezoo.com/Fungi/S/Scutiger_oregonensis/ Scutiger
2. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=3260218 S. oregonensis
3. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=469287 Paulet, Traité Champ., Atlas 2: 122 (1793)
4. Book: Murrill, William A. . Western Polypores . The Author . western polypores. . 1915 . 15 .
5. http://data.gbif.org/species/14424047 S. hispidellus
6. Book: Arora, David . Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi . registration . 1986 . Ten Speed Press . 978-0-89815-169-5 . 560.