Galerina patagonica

Galerina patagonica is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. First described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1953,^[1] it has a Gondwanan distribution, and is found in Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia (South America), where it grows on rotting wood.^[2]

The fungus contains a laccase enzyme that has been investigated for possible used in bioremediation of chlorophenol-polluted environments.^[3]

The toxicity of Galerina patagonica is unknown.^[4] However, it's phylogenetically nested within the Galerina marginata species complex, and thus likely contains deadly amatoxins.^[5]

References

^ Singer R. (1954). "Agaricales von Nahuel Huapi". Sydowia (in German). 8 (1–6): 100–157 (see p. 140).
^ Laursen GA, Horak E, Taylor DL (2005). "Galerina patagonica Singer from Gondwanian mainland AU and NZ, their subantarctic islands, and Patagonia". Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of Japan. 49: 149.
^ Tortella GR, Rubilar O, Gianfreda L, Valenzuela E, Diez MC (2008). "Enzymatic characterization of Chilean native wood-rotting fungi for potential use in the bioremediation of polluted environments with chlorophenols". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 24 (12): 2805–18. doi:10.1007/s11274-008-9810-7. hdl:10533/142003. S2CID 85152759.
^ Pouliot, Alison; May, Tom (2021). Wild Mushrooming: A Guide for Foragers. Clayton South, VIC: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 77–78. ISBN 978-1-4863-1174-3. OCLC 1239953969.
^ Landry, Brandon; Whitton, Jeannette; Bazzicalupo, Anna L.; Ceska, Oldriska; Berbee, Mary L. (2021-02-10). "Phylogenetic analysis of the distribution of deadly amatoxins among the little brown mushrooms of the genus Galerina". PLOS ONE. 16 (2). Public Library of Science: e0246575. Bibcode:2021PLoSO..1646575L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0246575. PMC 7875387. PMID 33566818.

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