Propolis farinosa (Pers.) Fr. 1849

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Name scientific

Propolis farinosa (Pers.) Fr. 1849

Preferred name

Propolis farinosa (Pers.) Fr. 1849

Taxonomy reference

Minter, D.W. 2003: Propolis and Marthamyces gen. nov. (Rhytismatales). Mycotaxon 87: 43-52.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Uncertain

New Zealand

Political Region

D.W. Minter (2018)

Minter notes that NZ specimen genetically distinct from those from N Hemisphere

Nomenclature

Authors

(Pers.) Fr.

Original authors

Pers.

Combination authors

Fr.

Publication place

Fries, E.M. In: Fries, E.M. Summa Vegetabilium Scandinaviae. A. Bonnier. 261-572.

Year published

1849

Publication page

372

Sanctioning author

Fr.

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Stictis farinosa Pers. 1822

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Propolis farinosa

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Leotiomycetes

Order

Marthamycetales

Family

Marthamycetaceae

Genus

Propolis

Species

farinosa

Synonyms

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Myrsine chathamica F.Muell.

Lantz, H.; Johnston, P.R.; Park, D.; Minter, D.W. (2011)

has host

Pinus sylvestris L.

PDD (1 records from Czechoslovakia.)

isolated from

Myrsine chathamica F.Muell.

ICMP (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Myrsine chathamica F.Muell.

PDD (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Nothofagus

PDD (2 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Populus alba var. pyramidalis Bunge

PDD (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Pinus banksiana Lamb.

PDD (1 records from United States.)

Descriptions

Johnston, P.R. 1991: Rhytismataceae in New Zealand. 5. Wood- and bark-inhabiting species in the genera Colpoma and Propolomyces. New Zealand Journal of Botany 29: 405-410.

Propolomyces versicolor (Fr.) Dennis 1982

Description (NZ)

Ascomata 1.5-3 x 0.5-1.5 mm, more or less oval to elliptic in outline, covered by a layer of host and fungal tissue which breaks open by irregular radiate slits, and folds back as several flaps to expose the white, pruinose hymenium. The covering flaps of tissue are blackened below, concolorous with surrounding host tissue above.

Ascomata in vertical section with a poorly developed upper wall. The part of the wall adjacent to the hymenium comprises 2-3 rows of hyaline, cylindric, 2-3 µm diam. cells, lined with a layer of hyaline, cylindric, periphysis-like cells, forming a layer up to 20 µm wide. The part of the wall which covers the hymenium before the ascomata open is 10-15 µm thick, made up of 2-3 rows of brown, thick-walled, angular cells. A darkened lower wall is lacking, the hyaline, hyphal tissue of the subhymenium resting directly on the partially broken down host tissue.

Paraphyses with anastomoses near the bases, 1-2 µm diam., with several short side branches near apex, forming a tangled epithecium, extending 20-30 µm beyond asci. Asci 100-120 x 11-15 µm, cylindric, rounded to subtruncate at apex, wall undifferentiated at apex, 8-spored, spores extending almost to base of ascus, ascus development sequential. Ascospores 20-26 x 5-8 µm, oblong-elliptic in face view, characteristically slightly curved in side view, 0-septate, hyaline, no gelatinous sheath.

Collections Examined

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: New Zealand: AUCKLAND, Waitakere Ranges, Piha Valley, on decort. wood, coll. P. R. Johnston (A78), 6 Jan 1982 (PDD 57912). Waitakere Ranges, Goldies Bush, on wood, coll. P. R. Johnston (A76), 22 Dec 1981. Sweden: UPPLAND, Uppsala, Praedilestolen, on wood, coll. P. R. Johnston, E. M. Gibellini, S. Ryman, 1 Oct 1986 (PDD 54824). USA: NEW YORK, Cary Arboretum Millbrook, on wood, coll. S. J. Hughes, 6 Sep 1975 (PDD 38919 ex DAOM 155370).

Distribution

Probably cosmopolitan, within New Zealand known from Auckland.

Habitat

fallen wood of numerous plant species.