Podoserpula miranda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Amylocorticiales |
Family: | Amylocorticiaceae |
Genus: | Podoserpula |
Species: | P. miranda
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Binomial name | |
Podoserpula miranda Buyck, Duhem, Eyssart & Ducousso 2012
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Podoserpula miranda is a species of fungus in the family Amylocorticiaceae. Found in New Caledonia, it was described in 2012.[1] Its common name is the Barbie pagoda fungus[2] due to its brilliant pink color similar to cotton candy and multi-tiered appearance, possessing 3 to 6 pilei stacked one above the other which are separated by about one-half inch (about one cm) of stem between pilei, as opposed to having a single pileus like most other agaricoid fungi. The species reaches a height of four inches (ten centimeters).[3] Its specific epithet miranda means 'wonderful' in Latin.[2]
It grows in the soil and is associated with the Oak Gum tree, Arillastrum gummiferum.[4]