Thaxterogaster caesibulga

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Thaxterogaster caesibulga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Thaxterogaster
Species:
T. caesibulga
Binomial name
Thaxterogaster caesibulga
(Vernes, Danks & T. Lebel) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
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Known only from New South Wales, Australia
Synonyms
  • Cortinarius caesibulgaVernes, Danks & T. Lebel (2010)

Thaxterogaster caesibulga 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 Australian mycologists Karl Vernes, Melissa Danks, and Teresa Lebel in a 2010 issue of the journal Persoonia. The type collection was made near Waterfall Way, New South Wales in July 2007. Molecular analysis of internal transcribed spacer DNA sequence data show that the fungus belongs to the section Purpurascentes, and groups in a clade with the agaric species C. submagellanicus (found in Tasmania). The specific epithet caesibulga is derived from the Latin words caesius (lavender pale blue with grey tinge) and bulga (purse or bag) and refers to the bag-like shape of the fruit bodies. [2]

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

Description

The fruit body of Thaxterogaster caesibulga is sequestrate, meaning that its spores are not forcibly discharged from the basidia, and it remains enclosed during all stages of development, even when mature. The shape of the caps ranges from irregularly spherical to like an inverted cone, sometimes with a flattened top, and they measure 0.2–1.8 cm (0.1–0.7 in) long by 0.4–2.7 cm (0.16–1.06 in) in diameter. A cobwebby silvery-grey partial veil connects the cap to the stipe. The outer skin of the cap (the pellis) is lavender (mixed with tan in mature specimens) with a finely hairy texture. Remnants of the universal veil are readily rubbed off with handling. The flesh is translucent white to cream and 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) thick. The internal spore-bearing tissue of the cap (the hymenophore) is pale brown at first, but darkens as the spores mature. A slender, silvery lavender stipe extends into the fruit body through its entire length; it measures 9–25 mm (0.4–1.0 in) long by 2–3 mm (0.08–0.12 in) thick. Young fruit bodies have no distinctive or odor, but develop a pungent smell as they mature; their taste is somewhat farinaceous (similar to freshly ground flour). The spores are egg-shaped to roughly elliptical and measure 8.7–11 by 4.8–6.5  μm. They are densely covered with nodules up to 0.5 μm high. The thin-walled basidia (spore-bearing cells) are hyaline (translucent), club-shaped to cylindrical, four-spored, and have dimensions of 26–39 by 5–8 μm. [2]

Habitat and distribution

The fruit bodies of Thaxterogaster caesibulga grow underground in dry sclerophyll forest, and appear from May to July. It is found on the high eastern slopes of the New England Plateau in northern New South Wales, and in mixed forest near Mount Imlay in southern NSW. [2] Vegetation typically associated with the fungus at the former location includes Allocasuarina littoralis , Eucalyptus caliginosa , E. dalrympleana subsp. heptantha, and E. radiata subsp. sejuncta, while E. cypellocarpa and E. sieberii are found at the latter locale. The fungus has also been recorded in wet sclerophyll forest in Victoria, where E. regnans is a common plant associate. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Fungorum - Thaxterogaster caesibulga (Vernes, Danks & T. Lebel) 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. hdl: 2299/25409 . ISSN   1878-9129.
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