Tremella tuckerae
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| Taxonavigation: Tremellales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Tremellaceae
Genus: Tremella
Species: Tremella tuckerae
Name[edit]
Tremella tuckerae Diederich, 2007
Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)
Hosts: On thallus of Ramalina sinensis, on conifers (New Mexico) and Ramalina cuspidata.
Location: New Mexico (USA) and Ireland.
Type: USA. New Mexico. Bernalillo Co.: Sandia Mountains E of Albuquerque along NM route 536, Cibola National Forest, at Sandia Crest, aong the North Crest trail No. 130N, 35o12'39"N, 106o26'57"W, 3250 m, on conifers in spruce-fir forest on Ramalina sinensis, S.C.Tucker 37335.
Basidiomata: Resupinate, thin or thick, often irregular.
Etymology: Named for Prof. Shirley Cotter Tucker, collector of the type specimen.
References[edit]
Primary[edit]
- Diederich, Opuscula Philolichenum 4: 18 (2007)
- Diederich, P. (2007) New or interesting lichenicolous heterobasidiomycetes. Opuscula Philolichenum 4: 11–22. **[RLL List # 207 / Rec.# 28558] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Web site) (Discussion of Tremella tuckerae: pp. 18 & 20; illustrations: p. 19, Figs. 7 & 8)
Secondary[edit]
- Diederich, P. (2007) Tremella (pp. 405-407) In: Nash III, T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 3. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 567 pages. **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 29939] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Tremella tuckerae: pp. 406-407)
- Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2003) Lichenicolous fungi: interactions, evolution, and biodiversity. - The Bryologist 106(1): 81–120. **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24248] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR) (PDF file)
- Liu, X.-Z., Wang, Q.-M., Göker, M., Groenewald, M., Kachalkin, A.V., Lumbsch, H.T., Millanes, A.M., Wedin, M., Yurkov, A.M., Boekhout, T. & Bai, F.-Y. 2015. Towards an integrated phylogenetic classification of the Tremellomycetes. Studies in Mycology 81: 85–147. DOI: 10.1016/j.simyco.2015.12.001
. ResearchGate . Reference page.
Links[edit]
- Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2011) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. - http://www.lichenicolous.net (4/10/2011)