species fungus genus reported japan formally species delay related publication error fruit body begins partially buried whitish egg shaped structure bursts open hollow white stipe reddish arms grows height matures star shaped structure seven thin reddish tubular arms long central area covered dark olive brown spore distinguished common species differences color structure arms edibility fungus reported taxonomy fungus described denoted interim japanese publication japanese description based specimen collected september japan published according article international code botanical nomenclature requires order published new taxon fossil taxa accompanied latin description diagnosis reference previously effectively published latin description diagnosis type specimen species publication specimen kept tokyo specific epithet derived latin word means bright red mushroom japanese aka description like species begins development form roughly spherical whitish egg diameter lying partially submerged substrate base egg white strand outer tissue layer white cream colored surface inner layer hyaline translucent inner tissue layer spore bearing mass olive brown greenish black slightly odor mushroom mature covers upper surface disc cylindrical stipe tall diameter somewhat tapered ends tapered base stipe pale pink near white cream base texture hollow flattened form disc bears narrow tapering arms arms consist single bright red tube like chamber long thick thick walled spores ellipsoid cylindrical measure hyaline translucent smooth surface truncated base egg divided distinct layers tissue outer thick interwoven hyphae measuring diameter hyphae thick walled hyaline present outer layer thick walled cells angular randomly arranged tightly packed thick spherical nearly yellowish brown pale brown inner tissue layer thick elongated hyphae diameter thick walled hyphae arranged roughly parallel fashion hyaline consists thick walled roughly spherical cells thick contain pigment similar species closely resembles distinguished bright red arms larger spores compared known asia west_africa relatively common species differs reddish compared pink cream colored arms typically habitat distribution explicitly define mode nutrition species suspected saprobic wood plant organic matter fruit bodies known temperate regions japan grow groups rice straw found summer autumn
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