Biology:Hypocreopsis rhododendri
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| Species: | H. rhododendri
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| Hypocreopsis rhododendri Thaxt. (1922)
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Hypocreopsis rhododendri is an ascomycete fungus. It is commonly known as hazel gloves due to the resemblance of its orange-brown, radiating lobes to rubber gloves, and because it is found on hazel (Corylus avellana) stems.[1]
Distribution
Hypocreopsis rhododendri is found on the hyperoceanic west coasts of Britain and Ireland, in the Atlantic Pyrenees in south western France , and in the Appalachian mountains in the eastern United States .[2]
Habitat
In the Appalachian mountains, H. rhododendri was originally found growing on Rhododendron maximum,[2] and was subsequently found on Kalmia latifolia and Quercus sp.
In Europe, H. rhododendri is found in Atlantic hazel woodland, mainly on hazel stems.[1] It has never been found on Rhododendron species.
Host
Although H. rhododendri is found on woody stems, it has been suggested that it is not a wood-decay fungus, but is instead a parasite of the wood-decay fungus Hymenochaete corrugata.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coppins A.M. & Coppins, B.J. (2010). Atlantic hazel. Scottish Natural Heritage.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thaxter R. (1922) Note on Two Remarkable Ascomycetes. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 57, 425-434.
- ↑ Ainsworth A.M. (2003) Report on hazel gloves Hypocreopsis rhododendri, a UK BAP ascomycete fungus. English Nature Research Report No. 541. English Nature, Peterborough.
- ↑ Buchanan P.K. & May T.W. (2003). Conservation of New Zealand and Australian fungi. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 41, 407-421.
- ↑ Hansen L. & Knudsen H. (2000). Nordic Macromycetes Vol. 1. Ascomycetes. Nordsvamp, Copenhagen.
External links
- Hypocreopsis rhododendri in Index Fungorum
- Report on hazel gloves Hypocreopsis rhododendri, a UK BAP ascomycete fungus. English Nature Research Report.
- Hazel gloves. Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Scottish Fungi: Hazel gloves research news.
Wikidata ☰ Q10530058 entry
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