VIRTUAL MYCOTA: NZ Fungi Identification: Flagelloscypha pseudopanax

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Flagelloscypha pseudopanax

Synonyms

Lachnella pseudopanax
Cyphella pseudopanax

Biostatus

Present in region - Indigenous. Endemic

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Caption: FIG. 8: Section through pendent pileus of Cyphella pseudopanax.	Caption: FIG. 17: Spores of Cyphella pseudopanax.	Caption: fruitbodies Owner: J.A. Cooper	Caption: peripheral tapered hairs with crystal encrustation and spores. Owner: J.A. Cooper
Caption: scale = 2mm Owner: J.A. Cooper	Owner: J.A. Cooper	Caption: inflated hyphae in hymenium and abhymenial hairs twined at base. Owner: J.A. Cooper	Caption: scale=1mm Owner: J.A. Cooper
Caption: encrusted flagella-like hairs and spores Owner: J.A. Cooper	Caption: scale=0.5mm Owner: J.A. Cooper

Article: Cooke, W.B. (1961). The cyphellaceous fungi. A study in the Porotheleaceae. Beihefte zur Sydowia 4: 144 p.
Description: Receptacles scattered, waxy, fragile, 0,2-0,5 mm. in diameter, attached by a narrow base, cupulate or as often pendant; exterior white, drying cream, tomentum of long, unbranched, aseptate hyphae, tortuous, 3 µ diameter, finely crystal coated, tapering gradually to long-acuminate apices; margin inturned, lacerate when old; hymenial surface concave, even, pallid buff or cream; context white, to 40 µ thick, base to 250 µ of parallel hyphae radiately arranged; generative hyphae to 2,5 µ in diameter, wall 0,25 µ thick, sparsely branched, septate; hymenial layer to 35 µ deep, paraphyses subclavate; basidia subclavate, 12-16 x 7- 8 µ 4-sterigmate ; spores broadly fusiform or lemon-shaped, apiculate, 6-9 x 4,5-5,5 µ smooth, hyaline.
Habitat: Habitat: On Pseudopanax crassifolium.
Notes: The above description was taken from Cunningham (1953). The writer would add that the surface hairs are 150-250 X 5-6 µ arising directly from the context hyphae without apparent septation; all hyphae and the base of the basidia possess clamps.

Article: Cunningham, G.H. (1948). New Zealand Polyporaceae. 3. The genus Polyporus. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Plant Diseases Division, Bulletin 74: 39 p.
Description: Pilei annual, scattered, waxy, fragile, 0.2-0.5 mm. diameter, attached by a narrow base, cupulate or as often pendent; exterior white, drying cream, tomentum of long, unbranched aseptate hyphae, tortuous, 3 µ diameter, finely crystal coated, tapering gradually to long-acuminate apices; margin inturned, lacerate when old; hymenial surface concave, even, pallid buff or cream. Context white, to 40 µ thick, base to 250 µ, of parallel hyphae radiately arranged; generative hyphae to 2.5 µ diameter, wall 0.25 µ thick, sparsely branched, septate. Hymenial layer to 35 µ deep, paraphyses subclavate. Basidia subclavate, 12-16 x 7-8 µ, 4-spored. Spores broadly fusiform or lemon-shaped, apiculate, 6-9 x 4.5-5.5 µ, smooth, hyaline.
Habitat: HABITAT. Scattered on bark of dead stems.
Distribution: DISTRIBUTION. New Zealand.
Notes: Tomentum hairs are long, unbranched, thin-walled and taper gradually to acuminate finely crystal-coated apices, the main stem being covered with coarse crystals.