Gyroflexus

Gyroflexus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Hymenochaetales
Family:	Repetobasidiaceae
Genus:	Gyroflexus Raithelh. (1981)
Type species
Gyroflexus brevibasidiatus (Singer) Raithelh. (1981)

Gyroflexus is a monotypic genus with a yellowish-ivory colored omphalinoid agaric in the Hymenochaetales that grows on living Sphagnum ^{[1] [2] [3]} Phylogenetically related agarics are in the genera Rickenella , Blasiphalia , Loreleia , Cantharellopsis and Contumyces , as well as the stipitate-stereoid genera Muscinupta and Cotylidia and clavaroid genus, Alloclavaria . ^[4] Gyroflexus brevibasidiatus, the type, amongst the vaguely omphalinoid genera is distinguished by its small, mammiform pileus, growth on Sphagnum , and lack of cystidia. ^[5]

Etymology

The etymology of the name Gyroflexus is not known. When coined in a prepublication advertisement, it clearly was intended to be applied to several species, although only one, the type was included.

References

1. Larsson, K.-H.; et al. (2006) [2007]. "Hymenochaetales: a molecular phylogeny for the hymenochaetoid clade". Mycologia. 98 (6): 926–936. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.6.926. PMID   17486969.
2. Redhead, S.A.; et al. (2002a). "Phylogeny of agarics: partial systematics solutions for bryophilous omphalinoid agarics outside of the Agaricales (euagarics)". Mycotaxon. 82: 151–168.
3. Redhead, S.A.; et al. (2002b). "Phylogeny of agarics: partial systematics solutions for core omphalinoid genera in the Agaricales (euagarics)". Mycotaxon. 83: 19–57.
4. Dentinger, B.T.M.; McLaughlin, D.J.' (2006). "Reconstructing the Clavariaceae using nuclear large subunit rDNA sequences and a new genus segregated from Clavaria". Mycologia. 98 (5): 746–762. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.5.746. PMID   17256578.
5. Redhead, S.A. (1985). "Omphalina brevibasidiata". Fungi Canadenses. 294.