Biology:Galerina patagonica

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Short description: Species of fungus

Galerina patagonica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Galerina
Species:
G. patagonica
Binomial name
Galerina patagonica
Singer (1954)

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

  1. Singer R. (1954). "Agaricales von Nahuel Huapi" (in German). Sydowia 8 (1–6): 100–157 (see p. 140). http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59633/0008/001/0140.htm. 
  2. "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. 2005. 
  3. "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. 2008. doi:10.1007/s11274-008-9810-7. 
  4. 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=6gQlEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA77. 
  5. 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" (in en). PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science) 16 (2): e0246575. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0246575. PMID 33566818. Bibcode2021PLoSO..1646575L. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5518455 entry