Trichoderma cornu-damae

Trichoderma cornu-damae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Hypocreaceae
Genus: Trichoderma
Species:
T. cornu-damae
Binomial name
Trichoderma cornu-damae
Synonyms[4]
Trichoderma cornu-damae
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Smooth hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
Stipe is bare
Spore print is yellow to brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is deadly

Trichoderma cornu-damae (Japanese: カエンタケ, Hepburn: kaentake), formerly Podostroma cornu-damae and also known as the poison fire coral,[5] is a species of fungus in the family Hypocreaceae. The fruit bodies of the fungus are highly toxic, and have been responsible for several fatalities in Japan. The fungus contains several trichothecene mycotoxins.

  1. ^ Patouillard & Lagerheim, Bull. Soc. mycol. Fr. 11(4): 198 (1895)
  2. ^ a b (Pat.) Sacc. & D. Sacc., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 17: 799 (1905)
  3. ^ (Pat.) Boedijn, Bull. Jard. bot. Buitenz, 3 Sér. 13: 274 (1934)
  4. ^ "Species Fungorum - Species synonymy". www.speciesfungorum.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).