''Exidiopsis macroacantha'' is a species of
fungus in the family
Auriculariaceae. Originally found in
São Paulo State, Brazil, where it was growing on rotting wood, it was
described as new to science in 1969 by U.S. mycologist Kenneth Wells.
It has also been recorded in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
.
The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''macroacantha'', derived from the
Greek words ''macro'' ("long") and ''acantha'' ("spine"), refers to the characteristically long and thick-walled
cystidia.
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Auriculariales
Fungi described in 1969
Fungi of Central America
Fungi of Brazil
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