Botryobasidium sassofratinoense
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Botryobasidium sassofratinoense is a mushroom species from the family of grape basidia relatives (Botryobasidiaceae). It forms resupinate, cobweb-like fruiting bodies thatgrowon the dead wood of silver firs . The distribution area of Botryobasidium sassofratinoense includes the Italian region Emilia-Romagna . An anamorph of the species is not yet known.
features
Macroscopic features
Botryobasidium sassofratinoense has whitish to ivory-colored , spinel-like and thin fruiting bodies that grow resupinate (i.e. completely adjacent) on their substrate and appear slightly reticulate under the magnifying glass.
Microscopic features
As with all grape basidia , the hyphae structure of Botryobasidium sassofratinoense is monomitic, i.e. it consists exclusively of generative hyphae that branch out at right angles. The basal hyphae are yellow-brown, usually 15–20 µm wide and not encrusted. The 5–8 µm thick subhymenial hyphae are hyaline and thin-walled. All hyphae are simply septate. In contrast to most grape basidia, the species has both 28–45 × 5–7 µm large, tubular cystids and buckles . The six-pored basidia of the species grow in nests, are 18–25 × 6–8.5 µm in size, are approximately urn-like to sub-cylindrical in shape and buckled at the base. The spores are boat-shaped and mostly 7–8.5 × 3.5–4.5 µm in size. They are smooth, often stick together and have thin walls.
distribution
The known distribution of Botryobasidium sassofratinoense so far only includes the type locality in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna .
ecology
Botryobasidium sassofratinoense is a saprobiont that colonizes dead wood . So far it has only been found on stumps of European silver fir trees ( Abies alba ).
literature
- Annalisa Bernicchia, Sergio Peréz Gorjón: Fungi Europaei. Volume 12: Corticiaceae sl Edizioni Candusso, Alassio 2010. ISBN 978-88-901057-9-1 .