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Taitaia aurea
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About
Taitaia is a single-species fungal genus in the family Gomphillaceae. It was circumscribed in 2018 to contain the species Taitaia aurea, a lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungus. This species is characterized by aggregated ascomata with yellow margins, and salmon-red discs that originate from a single base. It is known only from a few sites in Kenya's tropical lower-mountain forests, where it grows on thalli of the lichen Crocodia.
- Family
- Gomphillaceae
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- Name
- Taitaia aurea
- Slug
- taitaia-aurea
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Gomphillaceae
- Genus
- Taitaia
- Species
- aurea
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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