Pterulicium caricis-pendulae is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Pterulaceae.[1][2] It has the common name pendulous sedge club.[3]
| Pterulicium caricis-pendulae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pterulaceae |
| Genus: | Pterulicium |
| Species: | P. caricis-pendulae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterulicium caricis-pendulae | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pterula caricis-pendulae Corner (1970) | |
Pterulicium caricis-pendulae | |
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 | Smooth hymenium |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Taxonomy
editIt was first described in 1970 by Edred John Henry Corner who classified it as Pterula caricis-pendulae.[4]
In 2020 the Pterulaceae family was reclassified based on phylogenetic analysis and many species were split into Pterula, Myrmecopterula, Pterulicium and Phaeopterula genera. This species was one of them and was reclassified as Pterulicium caricis-pendulae by the mycologists Caio A. Leal-Dutra, Bryn Tjader Mason Dentinger and Gareth W. Griffith in 2020.[5]
Description
editPterulicium caricis-pendulae is a small whitish coral fungus with a delicate branching structure.
Fruit body: 0.5-2mm thin, hairlike coral that is sparsely branched with smooth and shiny pointed tips. Stem: Absent. Flesh: White. Tough and rubbery. Spore print: White. Spores: Elongated ellipsoid and smooth. 5.5-7.5 x 3-4μm. Basidia: 4-spored. Taste: Indistinct. Smell: Indistinct.[6]
Habitat and distribution
editThis species is not commonly recorded in the United Kingdom and is on the Red List as a near threatened species. It has been found in woodland and marshes growing on decaying debris from the Carex pendula sedge as well as Juncus rushes and Symphytum.[7] It grows solitary or in small trooping groups.[6]
As of October 2022[update], GBIF has fewer than 20 recorded observations for this species with most being from Europe.[8]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet caricis-pendulae derives from the Latin 'caricinus' meaning like sedge (Carex) and 'pendulus' meaning hanging.[9]
Similar species
edit- Pterulicium gracile is described similarly and is distinguished based on microscopic characteristics.
References
edit- ^ "Species fungorum - Pterulicium caricis-pendulae". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Pterulicium caricis-pendulae".
- ^ "The British Mycological Society - English names for fungi - April 2022". www.britmycolsoc.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Pterula caricis-pendulae Corner, Beih. Nova Hedwigia 33: 211 (1970)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ Leal-Dutra, Caio A.; Griffith, Gareth W.; Neves, Maria Alice; McLaughlin, David J.; McLaughlin, Esther G.; Clasen, Lina A.; Dentinger, Bryn T. M. (December 2020). "Reclassification of Pterulaceae Corner (Basidiomycota: Agaricales) introducing the ant-associated genus Myrmecopterula gen. nov., Phaeopterula Henn. and the corticioid Radulomycetaceae fam. nov". IMA Fungus. 11 (1): 2. doi:10.1186/s43008-019-0022-6. ISSN 2210-6359. PMC 7325140. PMID 32617254.
- ^ a b Buczacki, Stefan (2012). Collins fungi guide. London: Collins. pp. 452–453. ISBN 978-0-00-724290-0. OCLC 793683235.
- ^ "Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota - Pterula caricis-pendulae Corner, Beih. Nova Hedwigia 33: 211 (1970)". www.basidiochecklist.info. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "Pterula caricis-pendulae Corner". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.