Global InformationCrepidotus praecipuus information
| Crepidotus praecipuus | |
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| Crepidotus praecipuus growing on rotten beech (Nothofagus) log from the South Island of New Zealand. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Crepidotaceae |
| Genus: | Crepidotus |
| Species: | C. praecipuus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crepidotus praecipuus (E. Horak)[1]
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Crepidotus praecipuus Mycological characteristics | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is yellow-brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Crepidotus praecipuus is a species of fungus in the family Crepidotaceae first described in 2018.[1] It is commonly known as a rusty-gilled conch, along with other kidney shaped, rusty-brown spored species of Crepidotus. It is saprobic on wood, like other Crepidotus species.
- ^ a b Horak, Egon (2018). Samson, R.A. (ed.). Fungi of New Zealand, Volume 6: Agaricales of New Zealand 2 Brown Spored Genera. Westerdijk Biodiversity Series. Utrecht, Netherlands: Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures. p. 205. ISBN 9789491751134.