Agaricales » Tricholomataceae

Albomagister

Albomagister Sánchez-García, Birkebak & Matheny, in Sánchez-García et al. Taxon 63(5): 1000 (2014)

Etymology: From the Latin albus = white; magister = mister, referring to the field name applied to this fungus “Mr. white”.

Diagnosis: Habit tricholomatoid. Lamellae sinuate to adnexed, white, edges concolorous. Spores inamyloid, smooth, thin-walled. Cheilocystidia and pleurocystidia present and conspicuous, thin-walled and hyaline. Pileipellis with ascending interwoven cylindrical elements. Clamp connections present. On soil, in forests beneath woody vascular angiosperms and coniferous plants. Probably ectomycorrhizal (Birkebak & al., 2013).

Index Fungorum number: IF807772

Type species: Albomagister subaustralis (A.H.Sm. & Hesler) Sánchez-García, Birkebak & Matheny, in Sánchez-García et al. Taxon 63(5): 1000 (2014)

 

Species

Albomagister alesandrii P.-A. Moreau, Bellanger, Biancardini & F. Rich. 2015

Albomagister subaustralis (A.H. Sm. & Hesler) Sánchez-García, Birkebak & Matheny 2014

Albomagister virgineus G. Corriol & P. Jargeat 2018

 

Reference:

Sánchez-García M., Matheny P.B., Palfner G., Lodge D.J. 2014. Deconstructing the Tricholomataceae (Agaricales) and introduction of the new genera Albomagister, Corneriella, Pogonoloma and Pseudotricholoma. Taxon. 63(5):993-1007

 

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