Russulales » Russulales genera incertae sedis

Haloaleurodiscus

Haloaleurodiscus N. Maek., Suhara & K. Kinjo 2005, in Maekawa et al., Mycological research, 109(7), 825-832 (2005)

            Etymology: From halo+aleurodiscus, referring to salt tolerance and morphological similarity to Aleurodiscus.

            Diagnosis: Basidiomata annual, resupinate, effused. Hyphal system monomitic; hyphae nodose-septate. Gloeocystidia tubular, with a basal clamp, positive to sulphobenzaldehyde (SA+). Dendrohyphidia present in the hymenium. Basidia clavate, sometimes sinuous, with a basal clamp, producing 4 sterigmata. Basidiospores ellipsoid to cylindrical, warted, thin- to slightly thick-walled, amyloid. Associated with white pocket rot.

Index Fungorum Number: IF28938

Type species: Haloaleurodiscus mangrovei N. Maek., Suhara & K. Kinjo 2005, in Maekawa et al., Mycological research, 109(7), 825-832 (2005)

Species:

Haloaleurodiscus mangrovei N. Maek., Suhara & K. Kinjo 2005

 

Reference:

Maekawa, N., & Suhara, H., & Kinjo, K., & Kondo, R., & Hoshi, Y. (2005). Haloaleurodiscus mangrovei gen. sp. nov.(Basidiomycota) from mangrove forests in Japan. Mycological research, 109(7), 825-832.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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