Palifer Stalpers & P.K. Buchanan 1991

Details

Name scientific

Palifer Stalpers & P.K. Buchanan (1991)

Preferred name

Xylodon (Pers.) Gray 1821

Nomenclature

Original authors

Stalpers & P.K. Buchanan

Authors

Stalpers & P.K. Buchanan

Year published

1991

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Palifer Stalpers & P.K. Buchanan 1991

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Palifer

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Hymenochaetales

Family

Schizoporaceae

Genus

Palifer

Subordinates

Palifer verecundus

Descriptions

Stalpers, J.A.; Buchanan, P.K. 1991: Type studies of the species of Pellicularia and Peniophora described by G.H. Cunningham. New Zealand Journal of Botany 29(3): 331-340.

Palifer Stalpers & P.K. Buchanan 1991

Description

Basidiome resupinate, effused, annual, arachnoid to submembranaceous. Hymenium even. Hyphae hyaline, thin- to rarely somewhat thick-walled, locally inflated, with clamps. Leptocystidia straight, cylindrical, protruding, originating from basal hyphae. lamprocystidia small, originating in the trama, encrusted with coarse crystals. Basidia hyaline, thin-walled, subclavate, terminal, with four sterigmata. Spores hyaline, thin-walled, not amyloid. Type species: Peniophora verecunda G.H. Cunn.

Latin

Basidioma resupinatum, effusum, annuum, arachnoideum vel submembranaceum. Hymenium leve. Hyphae hyalinae, tenui- vel raro crassi-tunicatae, fibulatae, interdum inflatae. Leptocystidia cylindrica, exserta, oriunda ex hyphis basilaribus. lamprocystidia parva, crystallis crassis incrustata, ex subiculo oriunda. Basidia hyalma, tenui tumcata, subclavata, temunaha, 4 sterigmata gerentia. Sporae hyahnae, tenui tunicatae, inamyloideae.

Notes

Etymology: palus (pole) and -fer (bearer)

Typification

Species typica: Peniophora verecunda G.H. Cunn.