Omphalotus

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Omphalotus
Omphalotus olearius2.JPG
Omphalotus olearius
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Omphalotaceae
Genus: Omphalotus
Fayod (1889)
Type species
Omphalotus olearius
(DC.) Singer (1946)
Synonyms [1]
Omphalotus
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Depressed cap icon.svgInfundibuliform cap icon.svg Cap is depressed or infundibuliform
Decurrent gills icon2.svg Hymenium is decurrent
Bare stipe icon.svg Stipe is bare
Transparent spore print icon.svg
 Spore print is yellow
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
Mycomorphbox Poison.pngEdibility is poisonous

Omphalotus is a genus of basidiomycete mushroom, in the family Omphalotaceae, formally circumscribed by Victor Fayod in 1889. Members have the traditional cap and stem structure. They are saprobic, and fruit in clumps on the ground, adjacent to host trees. The best known and type species is the jack-o'-lantern mushroom (Omphalotus olearius). Species of Omphalotus have been mistaken for chanterelles. All Omphalotus species are presumed poisonous, causing gastrointestinal symptoms. Some Omphalotus species have bioluminescent properties. [3]

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Taxonomy

Victor Fayod originally erected the genus with Pleurotus olearius and P. eryngii as its principal species in 1889, [4] placing it in a tribus ("alliance") with the genera Pleurotus and Pleurotellus . [5]

The relationships of the genus have become clearer with genetic analysis. Rolf Singer placed it and the related Lampteromyces in the Boletales due to the presence of the pigment variegatic acid. More specifically the genera were placed in the family Paxillaceae. However, it was found that fungi of the genus Omphalotus break down lignin while those of the genus Paxillus break down cellulose. [6]

Since then, the genera have been found to have a close relationship with the genus Nothopanus , and the whole group to lie within the agaric family Marasmiaceae. [6] The group has been classified in their own family Omphalotaceae. [7]

The type species is the jack-o'-lantern mushroom (Omphalotus olearius) from Europe. Another eight species have been described. The seven species examined genetically form two clades. One is an illudens clade containing (O. illudens) of Europe and North America, and (O. mexicanus) from Central America. The other is an olearius clade containing O. olearius and the tsukiyotake (O. japonicus) from eastern Asia as sister species, and the western jack-o'-lantern (O. olivascens) and (O. subilludens). [6] Since the phylogeny was published, Omphalotus flagelliformis has been described from Yunnan Province in China, which is related to O. mexicanus and O. illudens. [8]

The generic name Omphalotus is derived from the Byzantine Greek ὀμΦαλοειδής, meaning "navel". [9]

Phylogeny

Phylogeny and relationships of Omphalotus species based on ITS ribosomal DNA sequences. [6]

Species

ImageNameYearCommon nameDistribution
Omphalotus flagelliformis Zhu L. Yang & B. Feng2013Yunnan Province in Southwestern China
2007-08-05 Omphalotus illudens (Schwein.) Bresinsky & Besl 1018098506.jpg Omphalotus illudens (Schwein.) Bresinsky & Besl1979Jack-O'-LanternEastern North America, Europe
Omphalotus guepiniformis Berk Neda 02.jpg Omphalotus japonicus (Kawam.) Kirchm. & O.K.Mill.2002Tsukiyotake (月夜茸) / Moon-night mushroomKorea, China, Japan, and far Eastern Russia.
Omphalotus lutescens Raithelh.1988
Omphalotus mangensis (Jian Z.Li & X.W.Hu) Kirchm. & O.K.Mill.2002China
Omphalotus mexicanus 183620.jpg Omphalotus mexicanus Guzmán & V. Mora1984Mexico
Omphalotus nidiformis (Berk.) O.K. Mill 41988.jpg Omphalotus nidiformis (Berk.) O.K. Mill.1994Ghost fungus / Australian glow fungusSouthern Australia, India (Kerala)
Omphalotus olearius Mallorca.jpg Omphalotus olearius (DC.) Singer1984Jack-O'-LanternEurope, US
Omphalotus olivascens 129274.jpg Omphalotus olivascens H.E. Bigelow, O.K. Mill. & Thiers1976Western Jack-O'-LanternCalifornia and Mexico
Omphalotus subilludens (Murrill) H.E. Bigelow 820669.jpg Omphalotus subilludens (Murrill) H.E. Bigelow1982Southern Jack-O'-LanternSouth / Eastern United States

Description

Fungi of this genus produce fleshy mushrooms with smooth or fibrous caps with gills and fleshy or fibrous stems growing in clumps on wood. [7] O. mexicanus has dark blue fruiting bodies tinted with yellow. [5]

Toxicity

Many members of the genus are known to be toxic, with consumption leading to gastrointestinal symptoms of nausea, vomiting and at times diarrhea. [10] The toxic ingredient is a sesquiterpene compound known as illudin S. [11] [12] [13]

Distribution and ecology

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, found in forests around the world. [7] Its species cause a white soft rot on dead wood as they break down lignin.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Omphalotus Fayod". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  2. ↑ Earle, Franklin Sumner (1906). "The Genera of North American Gill Fungi". Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden. 5: 373–451 (see p. 432).
  3. ↑ Alexopoulos CJ, Mims CW, Blackwell M (1996). Introductory Mycology. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN   0-471-52229-5.
  4. ↑ Fayod, Victor (1889). "Prodrome d'une histoire naturelle des Agaricinés" (PDF). Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique (in French). 9 (7): 181–411 (see p. 338).
  5. 1 2 Petersen, Ronald H.; Hughes, Karen W. (1997). "Mating systems in Omphalotus (Paxillaceae, Agaricales)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 211 (3–4): 217–29. doi:10.1007/bf00985360. ISSN   0378-2697. S2CID   29816286.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Kirchmair, Martin; Morandell, Sandra; Stolz, Daniela; Pöder, Reinhold; Sturmbauer (2004). "Phylogeny of the Genus Omphalotus Based on Nuclear Ribosomal DNA-sequences". Mycologia. 96 (6): 1253–60. doi:10.2307/3762142. JSTOR   3762142. PMID   21148949.
  7. 1 2 3 Paul F. Cannon; P. M. Kirk; P. F. Cannon (2007). Fungal Families of the World. CAB International. pp. 247–48. ISBN   978-0851998275.
  8. ↑ Yang ZL, Feng B (2013). "The genus Omphalotus (Omphalotaceae) in China" (PDF). Mycosystema. 32 (3): 545–56. ISSN   1672-6472.
  9. ↑ "omphaloid, adj.". The Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. April 2008. Retrieved 2012-12-12.(subscription required)
  10. ↑ Joseph F. Ammirati; Traquair; James Alvin; Paul A. Horgen (1985). Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northern United States and Canada. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. pp. 290–91. ISBN   0816614075.
  11. ↑ Benjamin, Denis R. (1995). Mushrooms: poisons and panaceas — a handbook for naturalists, mycologists and physicians. New York: WH Freeman and Company. pp. 366–67. ISBN   0-7167-2600-9.
  12. ↑ Nakanishi, K.; Ohashi, M.; Tada, M.; Yamada, Y. (1965). "Illudin S (lampterol)". Tetrahedron. 21 (5): 1231–1246. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(65)80065-5. PMID   5896484.
  13. ↑ Anchel, M.; Herbey, A.; Robbins, W.J. (1950). "Antibiotic Substances from Basidiomycetes: VII. Clitocybe illudens". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 36 (5): 300–305. Bibcode:1950PNAS...36..300A. doi: 10.1073/pnas.36.5.300 . PMC   1063187 . PMID   15417544.
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