Iugisporipsathyra J.Q. Yan, Y.G. Fan & S.N. Wang, 2022

Wang, Sheng-Nan, Fan, Yu-Guang & Yan, Jun-Qing, 2022, Iugisporipsathyra reticulopilea gen. et sp. nov. (Agaricales, Psathyrellaceae) from tropical China produces unique ridge-ornamented spores with an obvious suprahilar plage, MycoKeys 90, pp. 147-162 : 147

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.90.85690

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Iugisporipsathyra J.Q. Yan, Y.G. Fan & S.N. Wang
status

gen. nov.

Iugisporipsathyra J.Q. Yan, Y.G. Fan & S.N. Wang gen. nov.

Etymology.

Iugi-, iugis (Latin), ridge; -spori-, sporis (Latin), spores; Iugispori-, refers to its spore ornamentation; -psathyra, one of the synonyms of Psathyrella , refers to its similarity to Psathyrella .

Description.

Basidiomata psathyrelloid, fragile, non-deliquescent. Pileus hygrophanous, rugose to appearing reticulate ridged, covered by persistent and inconspicuous villus. Lamellae adnexed, brown. Stipe white, central, hollow. Spores amygdaliform in profile view, ovoid to elongate in face view, inamyloid, brown, fades in concentrated sulphuric acid, ridged and rarely verrucose ornamentation, suprahilar plage obvious. Basidia monomorphic. Pseudoparaphyses abundant. Pleurocystidia absent. Cheilocystidia present. Pileipellis hymeniderm, pyriform cell mixed with simple hairs.

Type species.

Iugisporipsathyra reticulopilea J.Q. Yan, Y.G. Fan & S.N. Wang

Notes.

The combination of veil absent, pleurocystidia absent and spores ornamented with ridges or rarely verrucose, with an obvious suprahilar plage is unique in Psathyrellaceae.