R - Mycology Terms
Resupinate
[ re-SU-pi-nate ]
When the hymenium (fertile surface) of a fruiting body is attached to the substrate.
Reticulate
[ re-TIK-yu-late ]
a net-like pattern; forming a network.
Rhizoid
[ RY-zoid ]
a rootlike structure.
Rhizomorph
[ RY-zo-morph ]
Twisted hyphae forming cordlike structures at the base of the stipe (stem).
Rivulose
[ RIV-u-lose ]
A thinly wrinkled surface of branching wavy or crooked lines.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Rufous
[ ROO-fus ]
Reddish-brown color.
Rusts
Tiny fungi that cause plant diseases. They were given the name "rusts" because they often leave a rust-colored spore deposit.
Found in the Basidiomycota subdivision Pucciniomycotina.