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Dacryopinax Imazekiana
''Dacryopinax'' is a genus of fungi in the family Dacrymycetaceae. The genus is widespread, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 15 species. ''Dacryopinax'' was circumscribed by American mycologist George Willard Martin in 1948. A taxonomic monograph was published by McNabb (1965). ''Dacryopinax'' species are common wood inhabiting fungi worldwide, mostly producing brown rot wood decay. Genomic analysis of ''Dacryopinax primogenitus'' revealed the loss of genes for class II peroxidases necessary for lignin degradation, supporting observations of a brown rot physiology. Species The genus consists of the following species: * ''Dacryopinax aurantiaca'' * ''Dacryopinax crenata'' * ''Dacryopinax dennisii'' * ''Dacryopinax elegans'' * '' Dacryopinax felloi'' * '' Dacryopinax fissus'' * ''Dacryopinax foliacea'' * ''Dacryopinax formosus'' * '' Dacryopinax imazekiana'' * ''Dacryopinax indacocheae'' * '' Dacryopinax lowyi'' * '' Dacryopinax macrospora'' * '' Dacryopinax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dacryopinax Spathularia
''Dacryopinax spathularia'' is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous, frequently spathulate (spoon-shaped), and grow on wood, mainly in the tropics and subtropics. The fungus is edible and is commercially cultivated for use as an additive in the food industry. Taxonomy The species was first described as ''Merulius spathularius'' by German-American mycologist Lewis David de Schweinitz based on a collection from North Carolina in the United States. It was moved to the newly created genus ''Dacryopinax'' by American mycologist G.W. Martin in 1948 in recognition of its fruit bodies' frequently spathulate shape. Microscopically, however, the species is not typical of the genus and this has been confirmed by recent molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences. ''Dacryopinax spathularia'' is not closely related to the type species (''Dacryopinax elegans'') and belongs elsewhere. It has been placed in a widely d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |