Biology:Morchella tomentosa
| Morchella tomentosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Morchellaceae |
| Genus: | Morchella |
| Species: | M. tomentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Morchella tomentosa M.Kuo (2008)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Morchella atrotomentosa McKnight (1987) | |
| Morchella tomentosa | |
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 | smooth hymenium |
 | cap is conical or ovate |
 | hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is cream to yellow |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal or saprotrophic |
 | edibility: choice |
Morchella tomentosa, commonly called the gray, fuzzy foot, or black foot morel, is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae.[2] M. tomentosa is a fire-associated species described from western North America, formally described as new to science in 2008.[1]
Morchella tomentosa is identified by its post-fire occurrence, fine hairs on the surface of young fruit bodies, and a thick, "double-walled" stem.[1][3] It also has unique sclerotia-like underground parts.[4] Color can range from black and "sooty" to gray, brown, yellow, or white, although color tends to progress from darker to lighter with age of the fruiting body.[2] Three other wildfire-adapted morels were described from western North America in 2012: M. capitata, M. septimelata, and M. sextelata. None of these three new species share the hairy surface texture of M. tomentosa.[5]
Phylogeny
Based on studies of DNA, M. tomentosa is clearly a distinct species apart from the yellow morels (M. esculenta & ssp.) and black morels (M. elata & ssp.).[4] Mushroom collectors also use the common name "gray morel" for M. esculenta-type morels in eastern North America.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kuo M. (2008). "Morchella tomentosa, a new species from western North America, and notes on M. rufobrunnea". Mycotaxon 105: 441–6. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/Kuo_M_2008_Morchella_tomentosa.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kuo M. (November 2008). "Morchella tomentosa". MushroomExpert.com. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/morchella_tomentosa.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ↑ "High-elevation gray morels and other Morchella species harvested as non-timber forest products in Idaho and Montana". Mycologist 19 (2): 62–8. 2005. doi:10.1017/S0269915X0500203X. http://www.fsl.orst.edu/mycology/PilzPage_files/McFarlandEtal05GrayMorels.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Morchella tomentosa: a unique belowground structure and a new clade of morels". Mycologia 102 (5): 1082–8. 2010. doi:10.3852/09-294. PMID 20943507. http://www.lter.uaf.edu/pdf/1515_Stefani_Sokolski_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ↑ "Taxonomic revision of true morels (Morchella) in Canada and the United States". Mycologia 104 (5): 1159–77. 11 April 2012. doi:10.3852/11-375. PMID 22495449. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1192&context=bio_fac.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3323823 entry
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