Kjeldsenia is a fungal genus in the family Claustulaceae of truffle-like species.[1] It was first described in 1995 and in Mendocino County, California. The genus name honors C.K. Kjeldsen, professor of botany at Sonoma State University, while the specific epithet for the type species aureispora refers to the color of the spores when they are viewed in transmitted light.[2]
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| Genus: | Kjeldsenia Colgan, Castellano & Bougher (1995)
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| Kjeldsenia aureispora W.Colgan, Castellano & Bougher (1995)
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Kjeldsenia was previously believed to contain only K. aureispora, but an additional three species were added in 2023 due to a revision of the genus Destuntzia's taxonomy.[3]
References edit
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Colgan W III, Castellano MA, Trappe JM (1995). "NATS truffle and truffle-like fungi 2: Kjeldsenia aureispora gen. et sp. nov., a truffle-like fungus in the Cortinariaceae". Mycotaxon. 55: 175–8.
- ^ Mujic A, Elliot T, Stephens R, Trappe J, Kristol R, Sublett D, Smith ME (2024). "Rare but widespread: A systematic revision of the truffle-forming genera Destuntzia and Kjeldsenia and formation of new genus, Hosakaea". Mycologia. 116 (1): 148–169. doi:10.1080/00275514.2023.2259786.
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