Punjabia is a genus of fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae. The genus is monotypic and contains the single species Punjabia pakistanicus which was previously classified as Coprinellus pakistanicus.[1]
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| Genus: | Punjabia |
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Taxonomy edit
The Punjabia genus was created in 2020 by the German mycologists Dieter Wächter & Andreas Melzer when the Psathyrellaceae family was subdivided based on phylogenetic analysis.[2] Several members of the Psathyrella genus were reclassified and placed in new genera. A single species was placed in Punjabia.[citation needed]
The type species, Punjabia pakistanicus was previously known as Coprinellus pakistanicus after being classified by the mycologists Muhammad Usman and Abdul Nasir Khalid in 2018 from a discovery in Pakistan.[3][4]
Etymology edit
The genus is named after the Pakistani province of Punjab where the type species was documented.[2]
Coprinellus pakistanicus was named for the location in which this species was discovered, Pakistan.[4]
Habitat and distribution edit
Found in lowlands on moist soil under Acacia trees in Northern Pakistan.[4]
Species edit
Species include:[5]
- Punjabia pakistanicus
References edit
- ^ "Punjabia pakistanica (Usman & Khalid) D. Wächt. & A. Melzer, Mycol. Progr. 19(11): 1235 (2020)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ a b Wächter, Dieter; Melzer, Andreas (2020-11-01). "Proposal for a subdivision of the family Psathyrellaceae based on a taxon-rich phylogenetic analysis with iterative multigene guide tree". Mycological Progress. 19 (11): 1151–1265. doi:10.1007/s11557-020-01606-3. ISSN 1861-8952. S2CID 228976812.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Coprinellus pakistanicus Usman & Khalid, in Hussain, Usman, Afshan, Ahmad, Khan & Khalid, MycoKeys 39: 53 (2018)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ a b c Hussain, Shah; Usman, Muhammad; Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar; Ahmad, Habib; Khan, Junaid; Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2018-11-09). "The genus Coprinellus (Basidiomycota; Agaricales) in Pakistan with the description of four new species". MycoKeys (39): 41–61. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.39.26743. ISSN 1314-4049. PMC 6160792. PMID 30271257.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Punjabia". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-14.