Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

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Name scientific

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Preferred name

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

Berk.

Authors

Berk.

Publication place

Berkeley, M.J. Fungi. In: Hooker, J.D. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless Plants. Lovell Reeve. 172-210, 338.

Year published

1855

Publication page

188

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Paurocotylis

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Pezizomycetes

Order

Pezizales

Genus

Paurocotylis

Subordinates

Synonyms

Otagoa Lloyd 1936

Descriptions

Anon.: NZFUNGI (unassigned reference).

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Notes

The fruiting bodies are bright orange-red, almost hollow or with chambers filled with loose, cotony tissue, irregularly-shaped, about 2-4 cm.

A truffle-like ascomycete genus with a single New Zealand species.

Paurocotylis pila is saprobic, common on soil throughout the country, often in disturbed forest sites, along the sides of tracks.

Notes

A bright orange-red, almost hollow, irregularly-shaped ball on the soil. A saprobic ascomycete. Common in disturbed areas, along sides of tracks, etc.

A single New Zealand species.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Paurocotylis Berk. ex Hook. f. (1855)

Anon.

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Paurocotylis Berk. ex Hook. f. (1855)

Hawksworth, D.L.; Kirk, P.M.; Sutton, B.C.; Pegler, D.N. (1995)

Otideaceae Eckblad 1968

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Paurocotylis Berk.

Jaklitsch, W.; Baral, H-O.; Lucking, R.; Lumbsch, H.T. (2016)

Pezizales J. Schröt. 1897

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Paurocotylis Berk. ex Hook. f. (1855)

Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; David, J.C.; Stalpers, J.A. (2001)

Pyronemataceae Corda 1842

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Paurocotylis Berk. ex Hook. f. (1855)

Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008)

Pyronemataceae Corda 1842

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Paurocotylis Berk. ex Hook. f.

Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008-)

Pyronemataceae Corda 1842

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Paurocotylis Berk.

Kumar, Leticia M.; Smith, Matthew E. et al. (2017)

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Paurocotylis Berk. ex Hook. f. 1855

Schüßler, A.; Walker, C. (2010)

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

Paurocotylis Berk.

Wang XH, Huhtinen S, Hansen K (2016)

Global name resources

Index Fungorum - Paurocotylis

MycoBank - Paurocotylis Berk.

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

New Zealand

Mid Canterbury

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

New Zealand

Nelson

Paurocotylis Berk. 1855

New Zealand

South Canterbury

Notes

Note type

taxonomic status

Note text

Wang et al. (2016) show Paurocotylis to be phylogenetically a Geopyxis, but no combination is made

Note reference

Wang XH, Huhtinen S, Hansen K 2016: Multilocus phylogenetic and coalescent-based methods reveal dilemma in generic limits, cryptic species, and a prevalent intercontinental dijunct distribution in Geopyxis (Pyrenomycetaceae s.l., Pezizomycetes). Mycologia 108(6): 1189-1215.

Metadata

Record id

1cb1c9ba-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Fungi

Date added

1 January 2001

Date last updated

17 January 2025

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