Mycetinis
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| Mycetinis scorodonius | |
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| Genus: | Mycetinis |
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| Mycetinis alliaceus (Jacq.) Earle (1909)
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M. applanatipes | |
Mycetinis is a genus of fungus in the Omphalotaceae family, containing about eight species formerly classified in Marasmius;[2]
General
This group of mushrooms was long known as a section (Alliacei) within the more familiar genus Marasmius, which means that each of the species has a synonym under Marasmius. They are distinguished from other Marasmius by the hymeniform cap skin which consists of smooth cells, with hyphae which do not show a dextrinoid reaction. The species mostly have a characteristic garlic smell (exception: M. epidryas).[3]
DNA studies showed that the group is phylogenetically allied more to genus Gymnopus than to Marasmius, but the distinct structure of the cap skin is thought to justify a separation at the genus level. Franklin Sumner Earle had already defined the genus name Mycetinis for this group in 1909, though it had not caught on, and in 2005 Wilson & Desjardin proposed to resurrect this name and redefine it for the current taxonomy. The new phylogenetic classification also means that the group belongs to family Omphalotaceae instead of Marasmiaceae.[3][4]
A new species, M. curraniae, was described in 2012.
See also
References
- ^ Earle FS. (1906). "The genera of North American gill fungi". Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden. 5: 373–451 (see p. 414).
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 446. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ a b Antonín, V.; Noordeloos, M. E. (2010). A monograph of marasmioid and collybioid fungi in Europe. Postfach 1119, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany: IHW Verlag. pp. 395–396. ISBN 978-3-930167-72-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Earle FS, Desjardin DE (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships in the gymnopoid and marasmioid fungi (Basidiomycetes, euagarics clade)". Mycologia. 97: 667–679. PMID 16392255.
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