Wooden club relatives
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Antler-shaped wooden club ( Xylaria hypoxylon ) |
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| Tul. & C. Tul. |
The family of the wooden club relatives (Xylariaceae) is a very variable group within the department of the sac fungi . A common feature is the development of the asci in perithecia , which are often united in very large numbers to form a mostly charcoal stroma . When ripe, the ascospores emerge through narrow openings in the perithecia . They are used for sexual reproduction and are dark brown to black in color. In addition, there are often asexual, translucent conidia . The fruit bodies of the antler-shaped wooden club, which are colored white at the tips by conidiospores, are known and striking .
ecology
The wooden club relatives are wood-degrading, saprobiontic mushrooms . Few species in this family are parasitic . Most wooden club relatives can utilize the wood pulp lignin .
Systematics
The genera of the following selection belong to the family of wooden club relatives:
- Genus: Bark ball mushrooms ( Biscogniauxia )
- European beech bark ball mushroom ( Biscogniauxia nummularia )
- Genus: Charcoal mushrooms ( Daldinia )
- Coal ball mushroom , concentric charcoal
- Reddish coal berry ( Hypoxylon fragiforme )
- Brandy crust mushroom ( Kretzschmaria deusta )
- Dotted pore disc ( Poronia punctata)
- Antler-shaped wooden club ( Xylaria hypoxylon )
Web links
- Jack D. Rogers, Yu-Ming Ju, Michael J. Adams: Home of Xylariaceae. October 2002, accessed July 29, 2012 .