Scientists Shocked to Discover ‘D-rex’, a Giant Fungus from Chinese Forests Dating Back 65 Million Years
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A new species of mushroom has been discovered in China, boasting record-breakingly large fruiting bodies. Moreover, it belongs to a previously unknown family. Researchers have developed a hypothesis about its evolution.
Researchers have discovered a new species of fungi in Yunnan Province, southwest of China, about half a metre high and a weight of 2.2 kg.
Scientists Shocked to Discover ‘D-rex’, a Giant Fungus from Chinese Forests Dating Back 65 Million Years
Deep in the forests of southwest China, scientists have discovered a ‘fungal giant’ that challenges our understanding of how large fungi can become. The newly described species, Dianjunus rex, or “King of Dian,” named for an ancient Chinese kingdom, produces vertical fruiting bodies up to 20 inches high and weighing up to 5 pounds. Scientists […]
So far, the largest fruitful bodies known among the ascomicets, the largest group of fungi, measured between 20 and 30 centimeters in height, which a DIN A4 folio stood up. Researchers from the Kunming Botanical Institute (China Academy of Sciences) have found in Yunnan, southwestern China, one of the most [...]
Giant Fungus Discovered In China Belongs To Unknown Family Dating Back 65 Million Years
Scientists exploring the forests of southwestern China have discovered an enormous fungus that belongs to an entirely new family previously unknown to science. Named Dianjunus rex, or D-rex, the organism produces towering reproductive structures reaching 50 centimetres in height and weighing up to 2.2 kilograms. Genetic analysis suggests that its evolutionary lineage separated from its […]
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