Truncospora
Genus of fungi
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Truncospora is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae.
| Truncospora | |
|---|---|
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| Truncospora atlantica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Truncospora Pilát (1953) |
| Type species | |
| Polyporus ochroleucus Berk. (1845) | |
Taxonomy
The genus was originally proposed by Czech mycologist Albert Pilát in 1941,[1] but this publication is invalid because a type species was not designated, contrary to the rules of botanical nomenclature.[2] He published the genus validly in 1953 with two species: Truncospora oboensis, and the type, T. ochroleuca.[3] Leif Ryvarden placed the genus in synonymy with Perenniporia in 1972,[4] but molecular studies have shown that Truncospora is distinct genetically, and comprises part of the "core polyporoid clade", a grouping of fungi roughly equivalent to the family Polyporaceae.[5][6]
The generic name Truncospora is derived from the Latin trunco ("I cut off") and the Ancient Greek σπορά ("spore").[7]
Description
Truncospora is characterized by relatively small, cap-forming fruit bodies that generally measure about 1.5–3 cm (0.6–1.2 in) long, 2.5–3.5 cm (1.0–1.4 in) wide, and 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) thick. The skeletal hyphae range from non-dextrinoid to dextrinoid, and the spores are truncate and strongly dextrinoid.[3][8]
Species
The following species in are accepted in the genus Truncospora:[9]
- Truncospora arizonica Spirin & Vlasák (2014)[10] – USA
- Truncospora atlantica Spirin & Vlasák (2014)[10] – Macaronesia; Iberian Peninsula
- Truncospora castanea (Corner) Zmitr. (2018)
- Truncospora detrita (Berk.) Decock (2011)[11] – Africa
- Truncospora livida (Kalchbr.) Zmitr. (2018)
- Truncospora macrospora B.K.Cui & C.L.Zhao (2013)[8] – China
- Truncospora mexicana Vlasák, Spirin & Kout (2014)[10] – Mexico
- Truncospora oboensis Decock (2011)[11] – São Tomé
- Truncospora ochroleuca (Berk.) Pilát (1953)
- Truncospora ornata Spirin & Bukharova (2014)[10] – East Asia
- Truncospora tephropora Spirin & Bukharova (2014)[10] – East Asia
- Truncospora tropicalis (Mont.) Zmitr. (2018)
- Truncospora truncatospora (Lloyd) S. Ito 1955
- Truncospora wisconsinensis C.L.Zhao & Pfister (2015)[12] – USA