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Descolea

Descolea is a genus of fungi in the family Bolbitiaceae. Described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1952, the widespread genus contains about 15 species. It was formerly placed in the family Cortinariaceae because of its limoniform basidiospores and its ectomycorrhizal lifestyle. A 2013 molecular phylogenetics study by Tóth et al. found it to be closely related to the genus Pholiotina The genus Pseudodescolea, erected for the single Descolea-like species Pseudodescolea lepiotiformis, was formerly considered distinct until a 1990 study found it to be a synonym of Descolea antarctica.

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Descolea
Descolea recedens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Descolea
Singer (1952)
Type species
Descolea antarctica
Singer (1952)
Synonyms1
  • Pseudodescolea Raithelh. (1980)2

Descolea is a genus of fungi in the family Bolbitiaceae. Described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1952,3 the widespread genus contains about 15 species.4 It was formerly placed in the family Cortinariaceae because of its limoniform basidiospores and its ectomycorrhizal lifestyle.5 A 2013 molecular phylogenetics study by Tóth et al. found it to be closely related to the genus Pholiotina5 The genus Pseudodescolea, erected for the single Descolea-like species Pseudodescolea lepiotiformis, was formerly considered distinct until a 1990 study found it to be a synonym of Descolea antarctica.6

The genus name of Descolea is in honour of Horacio Raúl Descole (1910-1984), who was an Argentine apothecary, biochemist and botanist.7

Species

  • Descolea alba Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea albella (Massee & Rodway) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea alienata E.Horak & Desjardin (1996)
  • Descolea angustispora E.Horak & Desjardin (1996)
  • Descolea antarctica (A.A. Francis & Bougher) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea archeureta (Halling) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea australiensis (G.W. Beaton, Pegler & T.W.K. Young) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea brunnea (E. Horak) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea ferruginea (J.W. Cribb) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea flavoannulata (Lj.N.Vassiljeva) E.Horak (1971)
  • Descolea giachinii (Trappe, V.L. Oliveira, Castellano & Claridge) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea gunnii (Berk. ex Massee) E.Horak (1971)
  • Descolea inferna Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea javanica (Höhn.) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea macrospora (G. Cunn.) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea maculata Bougher 1986 — Australia8
  • Descolea pallida E. Horak (1971)
  • Descolea phlebophora E. Horak (1971)
  • Descolea pretiosa E. Horak (1971)
  • Descolea quercina J. Khan & Naseer (2017)
  • Descolea recedens (Sacc.) Singer (1955)
  • Descolea reticulata Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
  • Descolea squarrosipes E. Horak (1971)
  • Descolea subtropica (J.W. Cribb) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm. (2017)
References

References

  1. "Synonymy: Descloea Singer". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Raithelhuber J. (1980). "Descript. fung. nov. vel comb. nov. non val. publ". Metrodiana. 9 (2): 47–8.
  3. Singer R. (1951). Descolea antarctica, género nuevo y especie nuevos de Tierra del Fuego. Lilloa. Vol. 23 (3rd ed.). Vaduz, Liechtenstein: Cramer. pp. 255–8.
  4. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  5. Tóth A, Hausknecht A, Krisai-Greilhuber I, Papp T, Vágvölgyi C, Nagy LG (2013). "Iteratively refined guide trees help improving alignment and phylogenetic inference in the mushroom family Bolbitiaceae". PLOS ONE. 8 (2) e56143. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...856143T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056143. PMC 3572013. PMID 23418526.
  6. Bougher NL. (1990). "A revision of the genus Pseudodescolea (Agaricales)". Mycological Research. 94 (2): 287. doi:10.1016/s0953-7562(09)80633-3.
  7. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410.
  8. Bougher, N.L.; Malajczuk, N. (1985). "A new species of Descolea (Agaricales) from Western Australia, and aspects of its ectomycorrhizal status". Australian Journal of Botany. 33 (6): 619–627. doi:10.1071/BT9850619.