Tremellochaete
| Tremellochaete | |
|---|---|
| |
| Tremellochaete novozealandica | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Auriculariales |
| Family: | Auriculariaceae |
| Genus: | Tremellochaete Raitv. (1964) |
| Type species | |
| Tremellochaete japonica (Lloyd) Raitv. (1964)
| |
| Species | |
Tremellochaete is a genus of fungi in the family Auriculariaceae.[1] Species produce pustular or lobed, effused, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on wood, typically covered in small sterile spines or pegs.
Taxonomy[edit]
The genus was originally created in 1964 by Estonian mycologist Ain Raitviir to accommodate Tremellochaete japonica, a species that appeared morphologically intermediate between the older genera Exidia and Heterochaete. Tremellochaete was subsequently treated as a synonym of Exidia by some authors[2] until shown to be distinct as a result of molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences.[3] Several additional species have now been referred to Tremellochaete.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Hyde KD, et al. (2020). "Fungal diversity notes 1151–1276: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa". Fungal Diversity. 100: 5–277. doi:10.1007/s13225-020-00439-5. hdl:2437/291202.
- ^ Roberts PJ, Spooner BM (1998). "Heterobasidiomycetes from Brunei Darussalam". Kew Bulletin. 97 (3): 631–650. doi:10.2307/4110483.
- ^ Malysheva V, Spirin V (2017). "Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Auriculariales (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) with stereoid basidiocarps". Fungal Biology. 8: 689–715. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2017.05.001. hdl:10138/234769.
- ^ Mendes Alvarenga RL, Spirin V, Malysheva V, Gibertoni TB, Larsson KH (2019). "Two new genera and six other novelties in Heterochaete sensu lato (Auriculariales, Basidiomycota)". Botany. 97: 439–451. doi:10.1139/cjb-2019-0046.