T - Mycology Terms

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Taxonomy
[ tak-son-uh-mee ]
The scientific classification of organisms.
Teliospores
[ tee-lee-uh-spawr ]
A think-walled spore found in rust and smut fungi; remain dormant during the winter.
Thallus
[ thal-uh s ]
The entire vegetative body of an organism; Typically referring to mycelium or lichen.
Could also be called thalloid, thallodal, thalliform, thalline, or thallose
Toadstool
A common name for any cap mushroom. Sometimes referring to poisonous mushrooms.
The famous Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric) is often depicted as a toadstool.
Tomentose
[ tuh-men-tohs ]
Densely covered with matted hairs.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Trama
[ trey-muh ]
The fleshly tissue found inside a mushroom cap comprised of hypha.
Truncate
[ truhng-keyt ]
Cut off at the end.
Tube
A hollow cylindrical structure used for spore dispersal and its orifices is a pore.
Found in bolete and polypore fungi.