I - Mycology Terms

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Incurved
[ in-kurv ]
Curving down and inwards.
All types of mushroom cap margins.
Indusium
[ in-doo-zee-uh m ]
A netlike veil protruding from the pileus (cap) of a mushroom. Usually found on stinkhorn mushrooms.
Inferior
[ in-feer-ee-er ]
A ring just above the base of the stipe (stem).
Referring to the position of the annulus (ring).
Infundibuliform
[ in-fuhn-dib-yuh-luh-fawrm ]
Funnel-shaped.
All types of mushroom cap shapes.
Inoperculate
[ in-oh-pur-kyuh-lit ]
An ascus that does not contain an operculum (lid).
Referring to the ascus of fungi in the Ascomycota division.
Inrolled
To curl or curve inwards. Another name for Involute margins.
All types of mushroom cap margins.
Involute
[ in-vuh-loot ]
Rolled inwards.
All types of mushroom cap margins.