Blasiphalia
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A monotypic genus with a honey colored omphalinoid agaric[2]in the Hymenochaetales that grows with the liverwort genus Blasia[1] Phylogenetically related agarics are in the genera Rickenella, Gyroflexus, Loreleia, Cantharellopsis and Contumyces, as well as the stipitate-stereoid genera Cyphellostereum and Cotylidia and clavaroid genus, Alloclavaria[2]. Blasiphalia is most similar to Rickenella and Contumyces, and was only just recognized as a distinct genus in 2007 based upon molecular analysis. The fungus is unique in parasitizing Blasia[3] by forming clasping appresoria on its host's rhizoids[3][4]. Its basidiospores also germinate on the host's gemmae and [5]clasp them and therefore can be disseminated together with the gemmae.
[edit] Etymology
Blasiphalia is a nonsense, nontraditionally formulated name vaguely referring to the liverwort genus Blasia and a fragment of the word 'omphalia' in reference to previous classifications that would place it in Omphalina.
[edit] References
- ^ Larsson, K.-H. et al. (2006 [2007]). "Hymenochaetales: a molecular phylogeny for the hymenochaetoid clade". Mycologia 98 (6): 926–936. doi:.
- ^ 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:.
- ^ Redhead, S.A. (1981). "Parasitism of bryophytes by agarics". Canad. Jour. Bot. 59: 63–67.
- ^ Kost, G. (1988). "Interactions between Basidiomycetes and Bryophyta". Endocytobiosis Cell Res 5: 287–308.
- ^ Redhead, S.A. (1980). "Gerronema pseudogrisella". Fungi Canadenses 170.[1]
