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Mesophellia Berk. 1857

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Mesophellia Berk., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22 131 (1857)
Mesophellia Berk. 1857

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New Zealand
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Berk.
Berk.
Berkeley, M.J. 1857: On some new fungi. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 22: 129- 131 -.
1857
131
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Mesophellia Berk. 1857
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Mesophellia

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Fungi
Basidiomycota
Agaricomycetes
Hysterangiales
Mesophelliaceae
Mesophellia

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Ulex europaeus L.
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Mesophellia Berk. 1857

Truffle-like fungus, differing from Malajczukia in anatomical features of the fruiting body. The nut-like central part of the fruiting body is sterile, though to be an adaptation to attarct the animal vectors of this funguas, while the spores are confined to a narrow zone near the outside edge. Exotic in NZ, mycorrhizal with Eucalyptus.

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Mesophellia Berk. 1857
New Zealand
Bay of Plenty
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Mesophellia Berk. 1857
New Zealand
North Canterbury
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1cb1935a-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c
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1 January 2001
1 June 2012
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