Download Copy a link to this page Cite this record

Click to collapse Details Info

Pezizellaceae Velen. 1934
Pezizellaceae Velen. 1934

Click to collapse Biostatus Info

Present
New Zealand
Political Region

Click to collapse Nomenclature Info

Velen.
Velen.
1934
154
ICN
family
Pezizellaceae

Click to collapse Classification Info

Pezizellaceae

Click to collapse Associations Info

Click to collapse Descriptions Info

Pezizellaceae Velen. 1934

Austropezia is amongst a macroscopically enigmatic group of specimens that belong genetically in the Han et al. (2014) clade 3. Baral (in Jaklitsch et al., 2016) accepts this clade 3 in Pezizellaceae. Although such a link is strongly supported if Calycina sensu Baral is added to the Han et al. (2014) analyses (based on ITS, LSU, mtSSU, RPB2), there is no strong genetic support for the family in this sense in more extensive multigene analyses (unpubl. data). This lack of support could reflect inadequate taxon sampling in the multigene analyses. Baral notes some micro-morphological characters that support his concept of the family but these have not been examined for the New Zealand taxa. These taxa are macro-morphologically diverse: - several of the New Zealand taxa have their immature apothecia covered with a clypeus-like layer, the apothecia erumpent through several irregular splits. These include D1327 'Leotiaceae crazy paving', D2488 'gen nov Chionochloa' and D 2518 'on Phormium with clypeus'. - Several other New Zealand species are superficially Arachnopeziza-like in that they are associated with well-developed subicular hyphae (but they are genetically distinct from Arachnopeziza). These include Austropezia samuelsii, the only one of these species with a name. Note that Spooner in his discussion on Austropezia/Eriopezia, compared the subiculum of some species with a loosely constructed stroma - perhaps a similar explanation could apply here? - Other taxa such as the Han specimens Mollisina uncinata and Phialina lachnobrachyoides and D1137 have little or no subiculum, and are simple, pale coloured discs, usually with poorly developed hair-like elements.

Pezizellaceae Velen. 1934

See Manaaki Whenua datastore https://doi.org/10.7931/wea2-kj98, Austropezia in Pezizellaceae s.l.

Click to collapse Taxonomic concepts Info

Click to collapse Global name resources Info

Click to collapse Collections Info

Pezizellaceae Velen. 1934
[Not available]

Click to collapse Metadata Info

24ff1ef3-0a69-472a-b07b-d4c4f5d35ff0
scientific name
Names_Fungi
15 June 2018
Click to go back to the top of the page
Top