Ptechetelium cyatheae is a species of fungus belonging to the order Platygloeales.[1] It is currently the only species in the monotypic genus Ptechetelium. The species forms effused basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on ferns, on which it is parasitic.
| Ptechetelium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Platygloeales |
| Family: | Eocronartiaceae |
| Genus: | Ptechetelium Oberw. & Bandoni (1984) |
| Species: | P. cyatheae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptechetelium cyatheae (Syd.) Oberw. & Bandoni (1984)
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| Synonyms | |
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Herpobasidium cyatheae Syd. (1939) | |
The known host for Ptechetelium cyatheae is the tree fern Cyathea stuebelii.[2] The fungus parasitizes host leaves, producing basidiocarps as small whitish patches that emerge through the stomata. Microscopically, the basidia are auricularioid (tubular with lateral septa) and emerge from thick-walled probasidia. The species has seldom been collected and is only known from Bolivia and Ecuador.[2]
References edit
- ^ Bauer R, Begerow D, Sampaio JP, Weiss M, Oberwinkler F (2006). "The simple-septate basidiomycetes: a synopsis". Mycological Progress. 5 (1): 41–66. doi:10.1007/s11557-006-0502-0.
- ^ a b Oberwinkler F, Bandoni R (1984). "Herpobasidium and allied genera". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 83 (4): 639–658. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(84)80184-9.