
Metuloidea
Scientific name: Metuloidea
Metuloidea
Scientific name: Metuloidea

Description

Metuloidea are wood-inhabiting fungi known for their distinctive cystidia, which are specialized cells on the fruiting body surface. These cystidia often have thick-walled, crystal-encrusted tips. Metuloidea typically form resupinate (crust-like) fruiting bodies on dead wood, contributing to decomposition processes in forest ecosystems. Some species in this group have a smooth hymenial surface, while others may develop small teeth or warts.

Species of Metuloidea


Scientific Classification

Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Shelf fungi Family
Meruliaceae Genus
Metuloidea