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Dendrosphaera

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Dendrosphaera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Dendrosphaera
Pat. (1907)
Species:
D. eberhardtii
Binomial name
Dendrosphaera eberhardtii
Pat.

Dendrosphaera is a monotypic genus of fungus in the family Aspergillaceae. It contains the single species Dendrosphaera eberhardtii.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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Dendrosphaera eberhardtii was described in 1907 by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard.[3]

Description

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The fruiting body of D. eberhardtii is a stiff, brown, branching root like structure with a 10–15 cm long, 3-6mm thick stem terminating in multiple 2-6mm thick sporulating heads that start white before maturing to golden yellow.[3]

Spores: 8-10 μm. Globose with a large central droplet. They are smooth when still attached to the asci before developing encrustrations that give them an echinulated appearance.[3]

Etymology

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The genus name Dendrosphaera derives from the Latin dendroides or Greek dendroid meaning tree or tree-like[4][5] and the Latin sphaericus meaning sphere shaped.[4]

The specific epithet eberhardtii is named for Mr. Eberhardt who collected the specimens and created notes and illustrations of them in the field.[3]

Habitat and distribution

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The specimens studied by Patouillard were collected in Tonkin, Vietnam where they were found growing from the ground in the Djirin forest at 1600 metres above sea level.[3]

Similar species

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Trichocoma paradoxa is similar but produces only one 'brush' like feature whilst Dendrosphaera eberhardtii has several.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Species fungorum - Dendrosphaera eberhardtii Pat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. ^ "Mycobank Database - Dendrosphaera eberhardtii".
  3. ^ a b c d e Patouillard, N. (1907). "Champignons nouveaux du Tonkin". Bulletin trimestriel de la Société mycologique de France. 23. Paris: La Société: 69–70 – via www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
  4. ^ a b Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners (PDF). University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-00919-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  5. ^ "Botanical Latin (L) & Greek (G)" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Eurotiales". website.nbm-mnb.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-17.