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Chroogomphus / k r oʊ. ə ˈ ɡ ɒ m f ə s / is a genus of mushrooms commonly known as pine-spikes or spike-caps based on their shape and because they are often found growing in association with pine trees. The genus is distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere including North America and Eurasia.
The inner and outer lips are glossy and marked by raised white teeth. The operculum is relatively small, only about 1/10th the length of the aperture. [6] The adult shell of this species can grow to be as large as 7 1/2 inches (185 mm) in length. [6]
Triacanthodes anomalus was first formally described as Tricanthus anomalus in 1850 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel, with its type locality given as the entrance to Ōmura Bay in Nagasaki, Japan. [1] In 1857, Pieter Bleeker proposed the new monospecific genus Triacanthodes for T. anomalus and designated this species as its type ...
While spikefish are shaped in a wide variety of different colors, sizes, and shapes, they can characterized by their similarities of having a dense body with relatively thick skin, a large amount of tiny yet spiky scales, two dorsal fins of which the first contains six spines and twelve to eighteen soft spines along the second, a rounded caudal ...
The fruit bodies are initially covered with a thin, web-like partial veil that soon disappears as the cap expands. The cylindrical stem measures 2.5–15 cm (1–6 in) long by 0.2–2 cm (1 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 4 in) thick, and taper towards the base. [7] It is ochraceous to wine red or reddish-brown with a dry, smooth to fibrillose surface. The ...
Although it may reach up to 5 cm (2 in) in total length, and is 1 to 3 cm (3 ⁄ 8 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) wide, only about 0.1 to 1 cm (1 ⁄ 16 to 3 ⁄ 8 in) appear above ground. The upper part is covered with the same teeth found on the underside of the cap, whereas the lower part is hairy and often encases debris from the forest floor . [ 14 ]
Atheris hispida is a viper species endemic to Central Africa.Like all other vipers, it is venomous.It is known for its extremely keeled dorsal scales ("spikes") that give it a bristly appearance. [3]
Gomphidius glutinosus, commonly known as the slimy spike-cap, hideous gomphidius, or glutinous gomphidius [1] is a gilled mushroom found in Europe & North America. Although it has gills, it is a member of the order Boletales, along with the boletes. The fruiting bodies sprout in pine, fir and spruce woodland in Europe in autumn.