Fevansia
| Fevansia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Rhizopogonaceae |
| Genus: | Fevansia Trappe & Castellano (2000) |
| Type species | |
| Fevansia aurantiaca Trappe & Castellano (2000) | |
Fevansia is a fungal genus in the class Agaricomycetes. A monotypic genus, it contains the single rare truffle-like species Fevansia aurantiaca, found in old-growth forests of Oregon. The name Fevansia honors Frank Evans, who collected the holotype specimen; aurantiaca is Latin for "pale orange", referring to the color of the peridium.[1] The fungus was originally classified as a member of the family Rhizopogonaceae (order Boletales) because of its general morphological similarity to the genera Alpova and Rhizopogon section Rhizopogonella. Recent (2013) molecular phylogenetic analysis, however, indicates that Fevansia is a member of the Albatrellus lineage in the order Russulales. For this reason, it is suspected to be mycorrhizal (like all other known Albatrellus species), although this has not yet been confirmed.[2]
References
- ↑ Trappe JM, Castellano MA. (2000). "New sequestrate Ascomycota and Basidiomycota covered by the Northwest Forest Plan". Mycotaxon 75: 153–79.
- ↑ Smith ME, Schell KJ, Castellano MA, Trappe MJ, Trappe JM. (2013). "The enigmatic truffle Fevansia aurantiaca is an ectomycorrhizal member of the Albatrellus lineage" (PDF). Mycorrhiza 23: 663–8. doi:10.1007/s00572-013-0502-2.