Nectria peziza
Nectria peziza | |
---|---|
The fungus Nectria peziza growing on rotting wood | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Nectriaceae |
Genus: | Nectria |
Species: | N. peziza |
Binomial name | |
Nectria peziza (Tode) Fr., (1849) | |
Synonyms | |
Lycoperdon hydrophorum Peziza hydrophora Bulliard t. |
Nectria peziza or yellow spot is an ascomycete fungus with bright yellow to orange globose fruiting bodies (0.2 – 0.4 mm across) found on rotting polypores, well rotted deadwood, bark, dung, and decaying cloth.[1][2] Its globular fruiting bodies (peritheca), quite large for the genus, may be isolated or crowded; they have a slightly prominent black dot at the top, the ostiolum, this being the entrance to the inner cavity;[3] the bodies often collapse into a cup-shape when dry[1] and the colour fades to pale yellow or whitish.
Synonyms
This fungus has an unusually large number of previous binomials, such as – Sphaeria peziza (1791); Hydropisphaera peziza (1822); Dialonectria peziza (1884); Cucurbitaria peziza (1898); Neuronectria peziza (1957); Byssonectria bryophila (1985); Sphaeria aurea (1823); Nectria aurea (1879); Dialonectria aurea (1884); Cucurbitaria aurea (1898); Byssonectria epigaea; and Nectria epigaea (1879).[4]
Classification
Nectra peziza belongs to the order Hypocreales within the class Sordariomycetes, usually recognized by their brightly coloured (usually red, orange or yellow), perithecial ascomata, or spore-producing structures.
Distribution
Nectria peziza has been recorded from Africa (Seychelles); Asia (Japan, Pakistan); Caribbean Islands (Bermuda); Europe (Denmark, Germany); North America (USA, Canada); and New Zealand. It is recorded as growing on a wide range of tree species.[2] In the British Isles it has a wide range of distribution and has been found in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.[5][6] N. peziza has even been found in Antarctica, growing in the Windmill Island group.[7]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Coloured_Figures_of_English_Fungi_or_Mushrooms_-_t._23.jpg/170px-Coloured_Figures_of_English_Fungi_or_Mushrooms_-_t._23.jpg)
See also
- Nectria cinnabarina - a closely related and more common species.
References
Notes
- ^ a b Phillips, Page 377
- ^ a b peziza&organismtype=Fungus&fromAllCount=yes Agriculture Research Service Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved : 2010-10-22
- ^ Geograph Retrieved : 2010-10-22
- ^ Index Fungorum Retrieved : 2010-10-22
- ^ British Mycological Society Retrieved : 2010-10-25
- ^ NBN Database Retrieved : 2010-10-22.
- ^ Polar News. Retrieved : 2010-10-22
Sources
- Phillips, Roger (2006), Mushrooms. London : MacMillan, ISBN 0-330-44237-6.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- The Virtual Field Guide.
- The National Biodiversity Network Gateway.