Biology:Claustula

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Claustula
Claustula fischeri.jpg
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Claustula

K.M.Curtis (1926)
Type species
Claustula fischeri
K.M.Curtis (1926)

Claustula is a fungal genus in the family Claustulaceae.[2] It is monotypic, containing the single truffle-like species Claustula fischeri, described in 1926 and found in New Zealand and Tasmania.[3][4] In May 2016, it was one of two native New Zealand fungi added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as endangered.[1][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Buchanan, P. & May, T. (2015). Claustula fischeri[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]. 2015. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Retrieved on 7 May 2016.
  2. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  3. Curtis KM. (1926). "The morphology of Claustula fischeri gen. et sp.nov. A new genus of phalloid affinity". Annals of Botany 40 (2): 471–7. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a090029. 
  4. "Clastula: The forgotten phalloid". Mycologist 11 (1): 31–5. 1997. doi:10.1016/S0269-915X(97)80067-5. 
  5. Chinn, Anna (7 May 2016). "Two native mushrooms now endangered". Radio New Zealand. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/303302/two-native-mushrooms-now-endangered. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5129560 entry