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Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979

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Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich, Persoonia 10 335 (1979)
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979

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New Zealand
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(Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich
Pat.
Jülich
1979
335
ICN
species
Tubulicium dussii

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Cyathea medullaris (Forst. f.) Swartz. Auckland: Earthquake Flat, Rotorua, 1,500ft, June, 1952, G.H.C. Hemitelia smithii Hook. Taranaki: Mt. Egmont, 2,700f t, February, 1952, G.H.C.
Hymenophore annual, arachnoid, adnate, effused forming small linear irregular areas 2-8 x 0.5-1 cm; surface dingy white, even, finely velutinate, not creviced; margin thinning out, arachnoid, white, adnate. Context white, 15-25 µ thick, basal layer compact, of mainly parallel hyphae often embedding lenses of crystals, intermediate layer wanting; generative hyphae 2-2.5 µ diameter, walls 0.2 µ thick, hyaline, naked, branched, septate, with clamp connexions. Hymenial layer an irregular palisade of scattered basidia, paraphyses and cystidia. Basidia subclavate, projecting, 10-16 x 5-6 µ, 2-4-spored; sterigmata slender, to 4 µ long. Paraphyses subclavate or as often obclavate, 10-12 x 4 µ. Cystidia arising from the surface of the basal layer, projecting for the greater part of their length, subulate, 40-80 x 8-12 µ, apices bluntly acuminate, bases forked; apical regions at first coated with coarse deciduous crystals, becoming smooth when cystidia are enmeshed in a hyphal sheath. Spores lunate with acuminate ends, 9-11 x 3.5-4 µ, walls smooth, hyaline, 0.2 µ thick; sometimes adhering in fours.
TYPE LOCALITY. Whakarewarewa, New Zealand. DISTRIBUTION. New Zealand.
HABITAT. Effused on dead pendent stipes of tree ferns.
Features separating the species from P. vermifera are the smaller cystidia and basidia, lunate spores and effused fructifications confined to dead pendent stipes of tree ferns. Many cystidia are at first coated apically with coarse deciduous crystals; these soon disappear, to be replaced by hyphal sheaths. Spores are lunate and may adhere in pairs or fours. Lenses of crystals are often embedded in the context, hyphae of which collapse and become gelatinized. Collections match the type in Kew herbarium, ex "Whakarewarewa, N.Z., W.N. Cheesman, on a fern petiole".
FILICALES. Cyathea medullaris: Auckland, Kauri Park, Birkdale, 100 m; Earthquake Flat, Rotorua, 500 m. Cyathea smithii: Taranaki, Mt. Egmont, 900 m.
Hymenophore annual, arachnoid, adherent, effused forming small linear or irregular areas 2-8 x 0.5-1 cm; hymenial surface white, even, finely velutinate, not creviced; margin thinning out, arachnoid, white, adherent. Context white, 15-25 µm thick, basal layer compact, of mainly parallel hyphae often embedding lenses of crystals, intermediate layer wanting; generative hyphae 2-2.5 µm diameter, walls 0.2 µm thick, naked, with clamp connections. Cystidia arising from the surface of the basal layer, projecting for the greater part of their length, subulate, 44-80 x 8-12 µm, apices bluntly acuminate, bases forked, apical regions of some at first encrusted with coarse crystals, becoming smooth when cystidia are enmeshed in hyphal sheaths. Hymenial layer an irregular palisade of scattered basidia, paraphyses, and cystidia. Basidia subclavate, 10-16 x 5-6 µm, bearing 2-4 spores; sterigmata slender, to 4 µm long. Paraphyses subclavate or as often obclavate, 10-12 x 3.5-4 µm. Spores lunate with acuminate ends, 9-11 x 3.5-4 µm, walls smooth, hyaline, 0.2 µm thick; sometimes adhering in fours, or pairs.
DISTRIBUTION: New Zealand.
HABITAT: Effused on dead pendent stipes of tree ferns.
Separated from T. vermifera by the smaller cystidia and basidia, lunate spores, and effused fructifications confined to dead pendent stipes of tree ferns. Some cystidia are at first encrusted apically with coarse deciduous crystals, then simulating metuloids; these soon disappear, to be replaced by hyphal sheaths. Spores are lunate and may adhere in pairs or fours. Lenses of crystals are often embedded in the context, hyphae of which collapse and become gelatinised. Collections match the type of 'Peniophora' vermicularis in Kew herbarium, ex "N.Z., Whakarewarewa, W. N. Cheesman, on a fern petiole."
TYPE LOCALITY: Whakarewarewa, Auckland, New Zealand.
Fungus effuses, albido-griseus, tenuissimus, sub lente cystidiis hispidulus; subiculum fere nullum. Cystidia subulata, laevia, sed apice incrustata, crasse apice excepto tunicata, hasi bifurcate, 45-70 x 8-14 µ. Basidia non visa. Sporae fusiformes, utrinque acutae, arcuatae vel flexuoso-vermiculiformes, 9-11 x 2-3 µ. Hyphae indistinctae, 1 µ diametro.
Very close to P. vermifera Bourdot, in the peculiar spores, but differing especially in the smaller size of the spores and cystidia. The walls of the cystidia are acted on by potassium hydrate solutions in the same way as those of P. glebulosa Bres., to which the present species is also allied.
Hab. On a fern petiole, Whakarewarewa, near Rotorua, New Zealand.

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Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich (1979)
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich (1979)
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich (1979)
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979
Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich (1979)

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Tubulicium dussii (Pat.) Oberw. ex Jülich 1979
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