A number of fungal species appear to be absent from the checklists of several countries since they are characterized by infrequency in their fructification. Different explanations have been given for this behaviour and among these the most plausible is linked to weather variations that induce the spores to germinate or mycelium to produce fruitbodies only in certain years. This hypothesis has already been illustrated for some species such as Capnobotrys dingleyae S. Hughes, Entoloma caeruleum (P.D. Orton) Noordel., E. plebeioides (Schulzer) Noordel. Ileodictyon gracile Berk., Terfezia olbiensis Tul. & C. Tul. and Buchwaldoboletus lignicola (Kallenb.) Pilát. Although the role of fungi in ecosystems is well recognized, there have been comparatively few discussions on their function in urban systems. A high number of tropical and subtropical trees are cultivated along the streets and in the public and private gardens of Italian towns and a number of fungi are reported from their trunks and stumps. This is exactly the case with Coprinopsis strossmayeri (Schulzer) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo: infrequent but easy to identify, which was observed, in autumn 2019, for the first time in Sicily.
Coprinopsis strossmayeri agg. infrequent but easy to identify
Gargano, ML
Membro del Collaboration Group
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2020-01-01
Abstract
A number of fungal species appear to be absent from the checklists of several countries since they are characterized by infrequency in their fructification. Different explanations have been given for this behaviour and among these the most plausible is linked to weather variations that induce the spores to germinate or mycelium to produce fruitbodies only in certain years. This hypothesis has already been illustrated for some species such as Capnobotrys dingleyae S. Hughes, Entoloma caeruleum (P.D. Orton) Noordel., E. plebeioides (Schulzer) Noordel. Ileodictyon gracile Berk., Terfezia olbiensis Tul. & C. Tul. and Buchwaldoboletus lignicola (Kallenb.) Pilát. Although the role of fungi in ecosystems is well recognized, there have been comparatively few discussions on their function in urban systems. A high number of tropical and subtropical trees are cultivated along the streets and in the public and private gardens of Italian towns and a number of fungi are reported from their trunks and stumps. This is exactly the case with Coprinopsis strossmayeri (Schulzer) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo: infrequent but easy to identify, which was observed, in autumn 2019, for the first time in Sicily.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
