| Phaeocalicium polyporaeum | |
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| Phaeocalicium polyporaeum pins | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Mycocaliciales |
| Family: | Mycocaliciaceae |
| Genus: | Phaeocalicium |
| Species: | P. polyporaeum
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| Binomial name | |
| Phaeocalicium polyporaeum | |
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Phaeocalicium polyporaeum, the fairy pin or common pin, is a species of non-lichenized fungus in the genus Phaeocalicium.[1] They grow to a maximum size of 2.5 mm and resemble black matchsticks, with thin stalks and wider caps, in groups or rows primarily on the caps of Trichaptum biforme.[2] Fairy pins are a type of parasitic fungi that grow primarily on the caps of Trichaptum biforme, but have also been reported on Trametes versicolor.[3][2] They often co-occur on the upper side of caps with green algae on host fungi.[2][4]
Fairy pins can be distinguished from other species of Phaeocalicium by their spores, which are very pale brown.[4]
- ^ "Fairy Pins (Phaeocalicium polyporaeum)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Maryland Biodiversity Project – Fairy Pins (Phaeocalicium polyporaeum)". www.marylandbiodiversity.com.
- ^ Woehrel, Mary L. (2017). Mushrooms of the Georgia Piedmont and southern Appalachians : a reference. Athens. ISBN 9-780-8203-5003-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "CNALH - Phaeocalicium polyporaeum'". lichenportal.org.