Biology:Gummivena
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| Genus: | Gummivena Trappe & Bougher (2002)
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| Gummivena potorooi Trappe & Bougher (2002)
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| Gummivena is found only in the range of Gilbert's potoroo in Western Australia | |
Gummivena is a fungal genus in the Mesophelliaceae family.[1] The genus is monotypic, containing the single truffle-like species Gummivena potorooi, found in Western Australia. Described as new to science in 2002, Gummivena is intermediate in form between Castoreum and Gummiglobus, and has a gleba with "veins" of gummy tissue and a three-layered peridium. The specific epithet potorooi refers the fact that the fungus is found only in the range of the rare and endangered species Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii).[2]
References
- ↑ Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. 2008. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk.
- ↑ "Australasian Sequestrate (truffle-like) Fungi. XI. Gummivena potorooi gen. & sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Mesophelliaceae), with a key to the "gummy" genera and species of the Mesophelliaceae" (PDF). Australasian Mycologist 21 (1): 9–11. 2002. http://www.australasianmycology.com/pages/pdf/21/1/9.pdf.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5618205 entry
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