Paraxerula is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. It was circumscribed in 2010 by mycologist Ron Petersen to replace Xerula section Hyalosetae,[1] proposed by Heinrich Dörfelt in 1984.[2] Petersen originally included P. caussei, P. hongoi, and the type species P. americana. The Chinese species P. ellipsospora was added to the genus in 2014.[3]
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| Genus: | Paraxerula R.H.Petersen (2010)
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Description edit
Paraxerula species have collybioid fruitbodies with rooting stipes, resembling Strobilurus. The species are associated with the saprobic breakdown of deciduous trees.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Petersen RH, Hughes KW (2010). The Xerula/Oudemansiella Complex (Agaricales). Nova Hedwigia. Vol. 137. Stuttgart, Germany: J. Cramer. pp. 299–308. ISBN 978-3-443-51059-6.
- ^ Dörfelt, H. (1984). "Taxonomische Studien in der Gattung Xerula R. Maire – IX". Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (in German). 95: 189–200.
- ^ Qin J, Hao YJ, Yang Zhu L, Li YC (2014). "Paraxerula ellipsospora, a new Asian species of Physalacriaceae". Mycological Progress. 13 (3): 639–647. doi:10.1007/s11557-013-0946-y. S2CID 16065063.