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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-08 · 25 entries checked · 12 flagged · 28 issues confirmed · 12 corrected · 16 still open
Boletus edulis — The entry states the cap can reach 30 cm across and weigh up to 3 kg, but larger specimens have been recorded (e.g., cap up to 42 cm, weight up to 3.2 kg), so the stated maximums are incorrect.
Boletus edulis — The entry says the pore surface turns greenish-yellow as it ages, but the correct color for mature B. edulis pore surface is olive-brown to yellowish-olive, not greenish-yellow.
Candida albicans — The statement that C. albicans is 'one of the few Candida species that cause candidiasis' is misleading because many Candida species cause candidiasis.
Candida albicans — The oldest reference to thrush is attributed to Hippocrates' work 'Of the Epidemics', but the correct title is 'Epidemics'.
Coprinus comatus — Coprinus comatus is a nematophagous fungus capable of killing and digesting the nematode species Panagrellus redivivus and Meloidogyne arenaria.
Cordyceps — The claim that fruiting bodies of Beauveria, Septofusidium, and Lecanicillium are considered Cordyceps is misleading; in modern taxonomy, these are separate anamorphic genera, not Cordyceps.
Cordyceps — There is no scientific evidence that drab stinkbugs use Cordyceps to protect their eggs; this claim appears to be invented or misattributed.
Dimorphic fungus — Candida albicans does not change 'to mold in the heat'; it grows as yeast at body temperature (37°C) and can form hyphae or pseudohyphae under various conditions, but temperature alone does not cause a simple mold-in-heat switch.
Dimorphic fungus — The entry lists 'Candida albicans' as a dimorphic fungus in the LORE section, but it is not a thermally dimorphic fungus in the classic sense (like Histoplasma or Coccidioides); it is a polymorphic fungus that can grow as yeast, pseudohyphae, and hyphae, but i
Edible mushroom — The claim 'world production 2023 = 50 million tonnes, led by China with 94%' is factually incorrect; actual global production is around 45-48 million tonnes and China's share is 85-90%.
Edible mushroom — The statement about Ötzi's mushrooms is misleading because the two fungi found with him (birch polypore and tinder fungus) are not typically considered edible, contrary to the entry's implication.
Evolution of fungi — The claim that glomaleans branched from higher fungi (dikaryans) around 570 million years ago is incorrect; glomaleans are early-diverging and branched off before the dikaryan lineage.
Evolution of fungi — The statement that the earliest terrestrial fungus-like fossils from South China around 635 million years ago 'may have contributed to oxygenating the atmosphere' is not supported by established scientific consensus and is speculative.
Fungi imperfecti — The statement that the dual system was abolished and since 2013 both are treated as the same species typified by the anamorph is inaccurate; the 2011 Code abolished the dual system but the single name chosen is the earliest legitimate name, not necessarily the
Fungi imperfecti — The claim that many fungi imperfecti are unable to reproduce sexually due to identified mutations or epigenetic changes is an overgeneralization; the primary reason is that sexual reproduction has simply not been observed, not that it is definitively caused by
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