Asterophora mirabilis

Asterophora mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Genus: Asterophora
Species: A. mirabilis
Binomial name
Asterophora mirabilis
(T.W.May) Redhead & Seifert (2001)
Synonyms[1]

Nyctalis mirabilis T.W.May (1995)

Asterophora mirabilis is a species of fungus that grows as a parasite on mushrooms. It was originally described as Nyctalis mirabilis by Australian mycologist Tom May in 1995,[2] and later transferred to the genus Asterophora in 2001.[3] The fungus grows in temperate rainforests of Australia (southern Victoria and Tasmania) on decaying fruit bodies of species in the genera Russula and Lactarius.[4]

Description

Only found on old, blackened fruit-bodies of agarics in the family Russulaceae, in the cool temperate rainforests of Victoria and Tasmania. This is Australia’s only ‘agaric on an agaric’. This small parasitic species has a silvery-grey cap, grey stem and light brown gills. Formerly Nyctalis mirabilis.

Cap Diameter to 30 mm; convex to almost flat; silvery-grey or pale grey-brown; dry; margin turns up slightly with age. Gills Adnate; widely spaced; light brown, ageing to dark brown; various lengths. Stem is Central; length to 35 mm, diameter to 3 mm; cylindrical; grey; silky with silvery-grey fibres. Spore print; White. Smell; Strongly mealy to unpleasant. Toxicity; Highly Toxic.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Asterophora mirabilis (T.W. May) Redhead & Seifert 2001". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  2. ↑ May TW, Fuhrer BA. (1995). "Nyctalis mirabilis (Fungi: Agaricales), a new species from Australia". Muelleria 8: 385–90.
  3. ↑ Redhead SA, Seifert JA. (2001). "Asterophora Ditmar ex Link 1809 versus Nyctalis Fries 1825, and the status of Ugola Adanson 1763". Taxon 50 (1): 243–68. JSTOR 1224526. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Lepp H. (2008-12-08). "Asterophora – mushrooms on mushrooms". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  5. ↑ Fungimap Australia. Asterophora mirabilis (Grey Jockey). http://fungimap.org.au/index.php/fduonline-home/29/294/agarics/P-asterophora-mirabilis

External links

Asterophora mirabilis in Index Fungorum


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