Dendrosphaera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Dendrosphaera Pat. (1907) |
| Species: | D. eberhardtii
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrosphaera eberhardtii Pat.
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Dendrosphaera is a monotypic genus of fungus in the family Aspergillaceae. It contains the single species Dendrosphaera eberhardtii.[1][2]
Taxonomy[edit]
Dendrosphaera eberhardtii was described in 1907 by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard.[3]
Description[edit]
The fruiting body of D. eberhardtii is a stiff, brown, branching root like structure with a 10–15 cm long, 3-6mm thick stem terminating in multiple 2-6mm thick sporulating heads that start white before maturing to golden yellow.[3]
Spores: 8-10 µm. Globose with a large central droplet. They are smooth when still attached to the asci before developing encrustrations that give them an echinulated appearance.[3]
Etymology[edit]
The genus name Dendrosphaera derives from the Latin dendroides or Greek dendroid meaning tree or tree-like[4][5] and the Latin sphaericus meaning sphere shaped.[4]
The specific epithet eberhardtii is named for Mr. Eberhardt who collected the specimens and created notes and illustrations of them in the field.[3]
Habitat and distribution[edit]
The specimens studied by Patouillard were collected in Tonkin, Vietnam where they were found growing from the ground in the Djirin forest at 1600 metres above sea level.[3]
Similar species[edit]
Trichocoma paradoxa is similar but produces only one 'brush' like feature whilst Dendrosphaera eberhardtii has several.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Species fungorum - Dendrosphaera eberhardtii Pat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Dendrosphaera eberhardtii".
- ^ a b c d e Patouillard, N. (1907). "Champignons nouveaux du Tonkin". Bulletin trimestriel de la Société mycologique de France. 23. Paris: La Société: 69–70 – via www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
- ^ a b Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners (PDF). University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-00919-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Botanical Latin (L) & Greek (G)" (PDF).
- ^ "Eurotiales". website.nbm-mnb.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-17.