Hypomyces cervinigenus

Hypomyces cervinigenus
	Hypomyces cervinigenus
Systematics
Class :	Sordariomycetes
Subclass :	Hypocreomycetidae
Order :	Crust ball mushrooms (Hypocreales)
Family :	Crustball relatives (Hypocreaceae)
Genre :	Hypomyces
Type :	Hypomyces cervinigenus
Scientific name
	Hypomyces cervinigenus
	Rogerson & Simms (1971)

Hypomyces cervinigenus is a species of mushroom belonging to the family of the crustball relatives . The parasitic hose fungus grows on lorels ( Helvella ) in Europe and North America.

description

H. cervinigenus has white to pale ocher perithecia with a waxy texture. The ascospores are two-celled, delicate-walled and less than 25 µm long.

Taxonomy

H. cervinigenus was first described in 1971 by Clark Rogerson and Horace Simms . The type specimen was collected in Pierce County, Washington , where the fungus grew on the stem and cap of what was identified as the fruiting body of Helvella lacunosa . The anamorphic form of the fungus is known as mycogone cervina .

Individual evidence

^ CT Rogerson, HR Simms: A new species of Hypomyces on Helvella . In: Mycologia . 63, No. 2, 1971, pp. 416-421. doi : 10.2307 / 3757773 .
^ MW Beug, AE Bessette, AR Bessette: Ascomycete Fungi of North America: A Mushroom Reference Guide . University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas 2014, ISBN 978-0-292-75452-2 .

[Rogerson_1971-1] CT Rogerson, HR Simms: A new species of Hypomyces on Helvella . In: Mycologia . 63, No. 2, 1971, pp. 416-421. doi : 10.2307 / 3757773 .

[Beug_2014-2] MW Beug, AE Bessette, AR Bessette: Ascomycete Fungi of North America: A Mushroom Reference Guide . University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas 2014, ISBN 978-0-292-75452-2 .