Plicaturopsis crispa, the crimped gill or crispling, is a saprotrophic species of fungus in the genus Plicaturopsis that can be found in temperate regions year-round, often on hazel, alder, and beech trees. The fungus has a wide distribution, having been recorded in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. In Britain, its range has been rapidly increasing with 78% of all records of P. crispa in the FRDBI being from after the year 2000, many of which are in areas with no previous recordings of the species.
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Distribution
Widespread and becoming more common
Habitat
On wood of deciduous trees, particularly standing dead trunks and fallen branches
Associates
Alnus, Corylus, Fagus
Fruiting Body
Small, crowded, shell-shaped, soft when wet, tough when dry. Upper-side densely and minutely felty, concentrically zoned, with grey-blue forked folds, similar to gills, on the underside.
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| Surface | Fluccose |
| Width | 1 - 3 cm |
Spores
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| Type | amyloid |
| Shape | Allantoid |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 3.5-4 x 1-1.5 μm |
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Crisiidae
- ↳ Genus: Plicatura
Synonyms
- Cantharellus crispus Pers.
- Merulius crispus (Pers.) Pers.
- Merulius fagineus Schrad.
- Plicatura faginea (Schrad.) P. Karst.
- Plicaturopsis crispa (Fr.) Reid
- Plicaturopsis crispa (Pers.) D.A. Reid
- Trogia crispa (Pers.) Fr.
Reference Sources
S. Buczacki, C. Shields, D. Ovenden (2012) Collins Fungi Guide. HarperCollins.
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
Genus Plicatura
No other species found in this genus.
