Cudonia confusa

Cudonia confusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Cudoniaceae
Genus:	Cudonia
Species:	C. confusa
Binomial name
Cudonia confusa Bres. (1898)

Cudonia confusa, commonly known as the cinnamon jellybaby, is a species of fungus in the Cudoniaceae family.^[1] The species was first described scientifically in 1898 by Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola.^[2]

Description

The fungus forms slimy or sticky club-shaped fruit bodies up to 3 cm (1.2 in) high with a cinnamon to reddish-brown "head" that measures 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) atop a similarly coloured stalk that is 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) by 1–2 mm (0.04–0.08 in) thick. Its cylindrical spores measure 35–45 by 2 µm; arranged in a parallel fashion,^[3] they are are borne in asci that measure 105–120 by 10–12 µm.^[4] The paraphyses are curled at their tips.^[3]

Cudonia circinans is similar in appearance, but its stalk is not the same color as its head.^[3]

Habitat and distribution

Cudonia confusa is found in Asia (China^[5] and Korea^[3]) and Europe, where it usually grows in tufts in coniferous forests.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Cudonia confusa Bres. (1898)". Mycobank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=168196. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
2. ^ Bresadola G. (1898). "Fungi tridentini" (in Latin). Fungi tridentini novi, vel nondum delineati, descripti, et iconibus illustrati 2 (12-13): 47–81. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Hong S-W, Jang Y-S. (1987). "Notes on unrecorded fleshy ascomycetes in Korea" (PDF). Korean Journal of Mycology 15 (2): 76–79. http://210.101.116.28/W_ftp41/17001352_pv.pdf. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Phillips R. "Cudonia confusa". Rogers Mushrooms. http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5882~gid~~source~gallerydefault.asp. 
5. ^ Zhuang WY. (1998). "A list of discomycetes in China". Mycotaxon 67: 365–90. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0067/0365.htm. 

External links

• Cudonia confusa in Index Fungorum.