Reddellomyces Trappe, Castellano & Malajczuk 1992

Details

Name scientific

Reddellomyces Trappe, Castellano & Malajczuk (1992)

Preferred name

Reddellomyces Trappe, Castellano & Malajczuk 1992

Nomenclature

Original authors

Trappe, Castellano & Malajczuk

Authors

Trappe, Castellano & Malajczuk

Year published

1992

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Reddellomyces Trappe, Castellano & Malajczuk 1992

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Reddellomyces

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Pezizomycetes

Order

Pezizales

Family

Tuberaceae

Genus

Reddellomyces

Descriptions

Trappe, J.M.; Castellano, M.A.; Malajczuk, N. 1992: Australasian truffle-like fungi. II. Labyrinthomyces, Dingleya and Redellomyces gen. nov. (Ascomycotina). Australian Systematic Botany 5(5): 597-611.

Reddellomyces Trappe, Castellano & Malajczuk 1992

Description

= Labyrinthomyces subgenus Simplex Zhang & Minter (1988). Syst. Ascomycetum 7,47.
Etymology: In honour of Dr Paul Reddell, who organised our collection trips to Queensland and is an accomplished collector of truffle-like fungi.

Differing from Labyrinthomyces and Dingleya in its smooth, glabrous peridium and asci with only 1-4 (-5) spores. Ornamentation of spores of some species collections swells inordinately in KOH. True ornamentation can be viewed in H20, Melzer's reagent or cotton blue.

Latin

A Labyrinthomyces e Dingleya peridio laevi, glabro et ascis sporis 1-4 (-5) differt. Typus generis: R. westraliensis (Beaton & Malajczuk) Trappe, Castellano & Malajczuk (= Labyrinthomyces westraliensis Beaton & Malajczuk).

Typification

Type species: R, westraliensis (Beaton & Malajczuk) Trappe, Castellano & Malajczuk (= Labyrinthomyces westraliensis Beaton & Malajczuk).