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Crucibulum laeve

Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Basidiomycetes
Subclass:	Hymenomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Nidulariaceae
Genus:	Crucibulum
Species:	C. A fungus (ˈfʌŋgəs is a eukaryotic Organism that is a member of the kingdom Fungi (ˈfʌndʒaɪ Basidiomycota is one of two large phyla that together with the Ascomycota, comprise the subkingdom Dikarya, which were in general what were called Basidiomycota is one of two large phyla that together with the Ascomycota, comprise the subkingdom Dikarya, which were in general what were called Hymenomycetes are a class of Fungi within the Phylum Basidiomycota. The order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms (for their distinctive gills, or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of Mushrooms Bird's nest fungi are fungi with fruiting bodies that look like egg-filled birds' nests and make up the order the Nidulariales. vulgare, C laeve

Domain: Eukaryota
Genus: Crucibulum
Species: Crucibulum vulgare, Crucibulum laeve^[1]

Crucibulum laeve is a unique mushroom, named appropriately for its resemblance to a miniature bird’s nest, is found all over North America and in Europe^[2] and Australia^[3]. A mushroom is the fleshy Spore -bearing Fruiting body of a Fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source Common names include the White-egg Bird's Nest Mushroom, White Bird's Nest Mushroom, and the Common Bird's Nest Mushroom. They start out as yellow cushions that then shed their lids ^[4]and become buff-brown cups, typically 3-6mm in diameter and up to 7mm tall. ^[5] The cups contain tiny white "eggs," technically termed perdioles. The center of each disk, no more than 2mm in diameter, is packed with spores called basidiospores which are dispersed when an egg is dislodged by raindrops or water dripping off an over-hanging leaf. A basidiospore is a reproductive Spore produced by Basidiomycete Fungi. The water will splash the egg out, uncoiling and snapping the funiculus, the cord that formerly connected it with its cup or “nest. " The end of the funiculus is sticky, allowing the egg to attach itself to a leaf or a twig some distance away. If it lands on suitable ground, it will begin to germinate. These mushrooms are not considered edible.

References

^ Family: Nidulariaceae
^ Department of the Environment , Water, Heritage and the Arts, Fungi of Australia
^ Kuo, M. (2003, September). Crucibulum laeve. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/crucibulum_laeve.html

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