''Rossbeevera'' is a
genus of sequestrate (
truffle-like)
fungi in the family
Boletaceae. It was first published in 2012 under the erroneous name ''Rosbeeva'',
but was corrected to ''Rossbeevera'' in the same issue.
The genus was created to contain species formerly placed in ''
Chamonixia
''Chamonixia'' is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Boletaceae. The genus is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains eight species. ''Chamonixia'' was circumscribed by French mycologist Léon Louis Rolland
...
'', but characterized by having ellipsoid to spindle-shaped
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
s with 3–5 longitudinal ridges, bluish-green to deep blue fruit body staining reaction, and a thin whitish
peridium. The Chinese species ''
R. yunnanensis'' is the earliest diverging lineage within the genus, and has a close
phylogenetic relationship with the
bolete genera ''
Turmalinea'' and ''
Leccinellum
''Leccinellum'' is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. Mycologists Andreas Bresinsky and Manfred Binder circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed the genus in 2003 to contain ''Leccinum'' species with a yellow hymenium, pore surface and a ...
''.
The genus name ''Rossbeevera'' honours
Ross Beever
Ross Ewen Beever (3 January 1946 – 3 June 2010) was a New Zealand geneticist and mycologist.
Academic career
Born in Te Kūiti, Beever completed a MSc at Auckland University with a thesis ''Growth of fungi on potato extract media'' and a PhD ...
(1946–2010), a New Zealand botanist and
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
.
Species
,
Index Fungorum lists the following species in ''Rossbeevera'':
References
External links
iNaturalist World Checklist
Boletaceae
Boletales genera
Taxa described in 2012
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