Phlegmacium basorapulum

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Phlegmacium basorapulum
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Phlegmacium
Species:
P. basorapulus
Binomial name
Phlegmacium basorapulus
(Danks, T. Lebel & Vernes) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
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Known only from New South Wales, Australia
Synonyms
  • Cortinarius basorapulusDanks, T. Lebel & Vernes (2010)

Phlegmacium basorapulum is a species of truffle-like fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. [1] Found in New South Wales, Australia, the species was described as new to science in 2010.

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Taxonomy

The species was first described scientifically by mycologists Melissa Danks, Teresa Lebel, and Karl Vernes in a 2010 issue of the journal Persoonia. The type collection was made in Mount Kaputar, New South Wales in July 2007. Molecular analysis of internal transcribed spacer sequences places Cortinarius basorapulus in the section Percomes of the genus Cortinarius , along with the European species C. langei , C. nanciencis and C. percomis . The specific epithet basorapulus is derived from the Latin words rapulum (a turnip) and baso (base) and refers to the distinct shape of the fruit bodies. [2]

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Phlegmacium basorapulum based on genomic data. [3]

Description

The fruit body of Phlegmacium basorapulus is sequestrate, meaning that its spores are not forcibly discharged from the basidia, and it remains enclosed during all stages of development, including at maturity. The caps are convex to roughly spherical, sometimes with a flattened top, and measure 0.8–2.4 cm (0.3–0.9 in) in diameter. A cottony white partial veil connects the cap to the stipe. The outer skin of the cap (the pellis) is whitish to pale brown with a texture ranging from finely hairy to felt-like. Remnants of the partial veil can give the surface a whitish to tan powdery coating that is readily rubbed off. The flesh is translucent white to pale yellow-brown and 0.5–3 mm (0.02–0.1 in) thick. The internal spore-bearing tissue of the cap (the hymenophore), is dull brown at first, but darkens as the spores mature. A white stipe extends into the fruit body through its entire length; measuring 14–36 mm (0.6–1.4 in) long by 5–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) thick, it stains tan-brown when injured. Fruit bodies have no distinctive taste or odor. The spores are roughly elliptical and measure 9.6–11.6 by 7–9.4  μm. The basidia (spore-bearing cells) are hyaline (translucent), narrowly club-shaped, four-spored, and have dimensions of 32.0–36.5 by 6.7–10.2 μm. [2]

Habitat and distribution

The fruit bodies of Phlegmacium basorapulus grow underground in dry sclerophyll forest. Known only from the type collection, the species occurs on high-elevation slopes of the Kaputar Plateau in New South Wales. [2] Vegetation associated with the fungus includes Brachychiton populneus , Eucalyptus albens , E. elliptica , E. laevopinea and Exocarpus cupressiformis . [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium basorapulum (Danks, T. Lebel & Vernes) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Danks M, Lebel T, Verns K (2010). "'Cort short on a mountaintop' – Eight new species of sequestrate Cortinarius from sub-alpine Australia and affinities to sections within the genus". Persoonia. 24: 106–26. doi:10.3767/003158510X512711. PMC   2890163 . PMID   20664764. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ Liimatainen, Kare; Kim, Jan T.; Pokorny, Lisa; Kirk, Paul M.; Dentinger, Bryn; Niskanen, Tuula (2022-01-01). "Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data". Fungal Diversity. 112 (1): 89–170. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9. ISSN   1878-9129.
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