10-14-2019, 07:27 PM
Fungi
At the request of UNE's player, the list of Fungi present within this nation definitely includes one species that also occurs (on a widespread basis) on Earth-RL, and a number of species endemic to this continent from each of two genera that also have wide Earth-RL ranges. All ofthese belong to the Order Agaricales, within the Class Agaromycetes, but three different families are involved.
Clavaria zollingeri _ Family = Clavariaceae. This species, known as the 'Violet Coral Fungus', has wide ranges both on Earth-RL (where it occurs on every continent except Africa and Antarctica, and on some islands as well) and on Earth-IDU but is rarely very abundant in any one area. It is saprobic in lifestyle, and usually lives either in woodland litter (typically in grassy or mossy patches near the roots of hardwood trees) or in grasslands.
Entoloma spp. _ Family = Entolomataceae. Members of this genus can be found in a wide range of habitats & climates, on Earth-RL from the Equator to the Arctic, mostly living saprobically (i.e. breaking down dead organic material so thatt they can absorb the nutrients released) but in some cases 'mycorrhizal' (i.e. symbiotic with green plants) instead. Possibile colours for the 'fruiting bodies' (i.e. mushrooms/toadstools) of speicies here include green, blue-green, blue, and purple, as well as the greys and yellowish-browns that are more common in RL: This range of brighter colours does also occur in the genus' RL members, but only in species native to areas from which stocks are unlikely to have spread into the IDU so that this is evidently a case of parallel evolution. Some species' mushrooms are edible but others are toxic, and identification can be difficult.
Mycena spp. _ Family = Mycenaceae. Mem bers of this genus also have a wide range, collectively, on Earth-RL (where over 500 species are known). They are all saprobic, and different species may grow either in & on the ground or in & on deadwood from 'broadleaf'' plants. Their fruiting bodies, commonly named as 'Bonnets', are relatively small and therefore are rarely used in cookery: As with Entoloma, separating the edible types from the toxic ones can be difficult, so eating them is generally inadvisable anyway. Most species have dull brown or grey fruiting bodies, but a few are in brighter colours such as blue or cyan instead: Slightly over 10% of the Earth-RL species are bioluminescent, and so is at least one species in the U.N.E. - Mycena lemura, the 'Blue Ghost' fungus, which grows on the deadwood of various trees from the family Fabaceae in tropical & subtropical lowland seasonal forests.
(under work)
At the request of UNE's player, the list of Fungi present within this nation definitely includes one species that also occurs (on a widespread basis) on Earth-RL, and a number of species endemic to this continent from each of two genera that also have wide Earth-RL ranges. All ofthese belong to the Order Agaricales, within the Class Agaromycetes, but three different families are involved.
Clavaria zollingeri _ Family = Clavariaceae. This species, known as the 'Violet Coral Fungus', has wide ranges both on Earth-RL (where it occurs on every continent except Africa and Antarctica, and on some islands as well) and on Earth-IDU but is rarely very abundant in any one area. It is saprobic in lifestyle, and usually lives either in woodland litter (typically in grassy or mossy patches near the roots of hardwood trees) or in grasslands.
Entoloma spp. _ Family = Entolomataceae. Members of this genus can be found in a wide range of habitats & climates, on Earth-RL from the Equator to the Arctic, mostly living saprobically (i.e. breaking down dead organic material so thatt they can absorb the nutrients released) but in some cases 'mycorrhizal' (i.e. symbiotic with green plants) instead. Possibile colours for the 'fruiting bodies' (i.e. mushrooms/toadstools) of speicies here include green, blue-green, blue, and purple, as well as the greys and yellowish-browns that are more common in RL: This range of brighter colours does also occur in the genus' RL members, but only in species native to areas from which stocks are unlikely to have spread into the IDU so that this is evidently a case of parallel evolution. Some species' mushrooms are edible but others are toxic, and identification can be difficult.
Mycena spp. _ Family = Mycenaceae. Mem bers of this genus also have a wide range, collectively, on Earth-RL (where over 500 species are known). They are all saprobic, and different species may grow either in & on the ground or in & on deadwood from 'broadleaf'' plants. Their fruiting bodies, commonly named as 'Bonnets', are relatively small and therefore are rarely used in cookery: As with Entoloma, separating the edible types from the toxic ones can be difficult, so eating them is generally inadvisable anyway. Most species have dull brown or grey fruiting bodies, but a few are in brighter colours such as blue or cyan instead: Slightly over 10% of the Earth-RL species are bioluminescent, and so is at least one species in the U.N.E. - Mycena lemura, the 'Blue Ghost' fungus, which grows on the deadwood of various trees from the family Fabaceae in tropical & subtropical lowland seasonal forests.
(under work)