Calocybella lohitha K.P.D.Latha & Manim.

D, K. P., Latha, eepna, A, K. N., Raj, nil & Manimohan, Patinjareveettil, 2020, Diversity of the genus Calocybella Vizzini, Consiglio & Setti in Kerala State, India, Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (8), pp. 147-156 : 154

Calocybella lohitha K.P.D.Latha & Manim.

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Phytotaxa 255 (2): 134 (2016)

SELECTED DESCRIPTION AND FIGURES. — Latha et al. 2016: 134-137.

HOLOTYPE. — India. Kerala State, Ernakulam District, Perumbavoor, Iringolkavu Sacred Grove , on the ground, among decaying litter, 04.VI.2013, K. P. Deepna Latha DKP40 (holo-, CAL [ CAL 1288 ]).

HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION. — Scattered, on the ground, among decaying litter. Kerala State, India.

DESCRIPTION

Calocybella lohitha has collybioid basidiocarps that show no discolouration on bruising,a reddish pileus with a finely granular surface, dull red, intervenose lamellae with concolourous edges, a reddish or brownish grey stipe, acyanophilous, oblong-ellipsoid to pip-shaped basidiospores with conspicuous warts under both the light microscope and the Scanning Electron Microscope, hyphae of pileus trama with pale reddish brown or maroon plasmatic pigment, a cutis-type pileipellis with slightly gelatinised hyphae, and a cutis-type stipitipellis.

Figures

FIG. 4. — Calocybella lohitha K.P.D.Latha & Manim.(CAL 1288).A, basidiocarps in natural habitat; B, basidiospores under SEM.Scale bars:A, 10 mm; B, 2 μm.