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Crown coral fungi
1 species
Artomyces is a genus of coral-like fungi in the family Auriscalpiaceae, distinguished by crown-like branch tips. Unlike many other coral fungi that grow on the ground, Artomyces species typically grow on wood as saprotrophs. Jülich erected the genus in 1982 for Clavicorona pyxidata and close relatives on morphological grounds; the type species, Artomyces pyxidatus, is the best-known and most widely distributed member.
The most diagnostic feature is the 'crown' at the tip of each branch: a small cup-like depression surrounded by 3-6 tiny points. The fruit bodies are repeatedly branched, candelabra-like, and typically whitish to yellowish-tan. Microscopically, A. pyxidatus has amyloid spores and gloeoplerous hyphae that sometimes form gloeocystidia. The flesh is tough and pliable rather than brittle.
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