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Phaeotremella Translucens
''Phaeotremella translucens'' is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae. It produces small, pustular, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) and is parasitic on ascocarps of '' Lophodermium '' species on decaying pine needles. It was originally described from Scotland. Taxonomy ''Tremella translucens'' was first published in 1938 by mycologist Hugh Douglas Gordon based on collections from Scotland on decaying pine needles. British mycologist David Minter recollected specimens in Scotland in the 1970s and established that ''Tremella translucens'' was associated with ascocarps of '' Lophodermium '' species, transferring the species to the genus ''Pseudostypella'' based on morphological characters. American mycologist Robert Joseph Bandoni later transferred the species to his new genus ''Sirotrema''. Molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has however shown that ''Tremella translucens'' belongs in the genus ''Phaeotremella''. Description Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Reid
Derek Agutter Reid (2 September 1927 – 18 January 2006) was an English mycologist. Background and education Reid was born in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, the son of a picture-framer. He was educated at Cedars School and the University of Hull, where he studied geology and botany. He gained his PhD from the University of London in 1964, for a thesis (later published) on stipitate stereoid fungi. Mycological career and travels In 1951, he became assistant to Dr R.W.G. Dennis, head of mycology at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. On his retirement in 1975, Derek Reid took over his position and remained at Kew till his own retirement in 1987. Derek Reid was a naturalist and enthusiastic field mycologist, leading regular fungus forays in his native Bedfordshire for over 40 years, as well as tutoring fungus identification courses at Field Studies Centres, and evening classes at the University of London. He published the popular field guide to British fungi; Mushrooms and Toa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaeotremella
''Phaeotremella'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeotremellaceae. All ''Phaeotremella'' species are parasites of other fungi and produce anamorphic yeast states. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies), when produced, are gelatinous and are colloquially classed among the " jelly fungi". Fifteen or so species of ''Phaeotremella'' are currently recognized worldwide. '' Tremella sanguinea'', shown to be a ''Phaeotremella'' species by DNA sequencing, is cultivated in China as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. Taxonomy History The genus ''Phaeotremella'' was originally created by British mycologist Carleton Rea to accommodate ''Phaeotremella pseudofoliacea'', a fungus that resembled a '' Tremella'' species but had brown rather than white basidiospores. Later authors considered this to be a mistaken observation and placed ''Phaeotremella'' in synonymy with ''Tremella'' and its type species in synonymy with ''Tremella foliacea''. Molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fungi Of Europe
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one of the kingdom (biology)#Six kingdoms (1998), traditional eukaryotic kingdoms, along with Animalia, Plantae, and either Protista or Protozoa and Chromista. A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of motility, mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fungi Of North America
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one of the traditional eukaryotic kingdoms, along with Animalia, Plantae, and either Protista or Protozoa and Chromista. A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related organisms, named the ''Eumycota'' (''true fungi'' or ''Eum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
