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ROGERSIOMYCES, A NEW GENUS IN THE FILOBASIDIACEAE (HOMOBASIDIOMYCETES) FROM AN AQUATIC HABITAT
Author(s) -
Crane J. L.,
Schoknecht J. D.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1978.tb06153.x
Subject(s) - biology , basidium , basidiocarp , mycelium , botany , habitat , germination , taxonomy (biology) , ecology
Rogersiomyces okefenokeensis gen. et sp. n. is a Homobasidiomycete described in the Filobas‐idiaceae. It is characterized by gymnocarpous basidiocarps composed of fasciculate or loose synnematous holobasidia. The basidia are characteristically obclavate with prominent, truncate sterigmata and function as apobasidia. The basidiospores are borne symmetrically, are nonapiculate, and germinate directly to form mycelium or occasionally by repetition. Some examples are presented to illustrate an apparent correlation of apobasidia with an adaptation to aquatic habitats.