R - Mycology Terms

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Resupinate
[ ri-soo-puh-neyt ]
When the hymenium (fertile surface) of a fruiting body is attached to the substrate.
Reticulate
[ ri-tik-yuh-lit ]
a net-like pattern; forming a network.
Revolute
[ rev-uh-loot ]
Curved or rolled backward.
All types of mushroom cap margins.
Rhizoid
[ rahy-zoid ]
a rootlike structure.
Rhizomorph
[ rahy-zuh-mawrf ]
Twisted hyphae forming cordlike structures at the base of the stipe (stem).
Rimose
[ rahy-mohs ]
A surface covered in cracks and crevices.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Ring
a common name for the annular.
See Stem and Veils.
Rivulose
[ riv-yuh-lohs ]
A thinly wrinkled surface of branching wavy or crooked lines.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Rufous
[ roo-fuh s ]
Reddish-brown color.
Rugose
[ roo-gohs ]
A wrinkled or rough surface.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Rugulose
[ roo-gyuh-lohs ]
A slightly wrinkled surface.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
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.