Hymenogaster

Hymenogaster
Hymenogaster sublilacinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Hymenogaster
Vittad. (1831)
Type species
Hymenogaster citrinus
Vittad. (1831)

Hymenogaster is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenogastraceae (Agaricales). The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 100 species.[1] The taxonomy of the European species was revised in 2011, and twelve species were recognized, for which an identification key was presented.[2] In 2024, seven species were described from China.[3][4]

Taxonomy

Hymenogaster (Hymenogastraceae, Agaricales) was established by Italian mycologist Carlo Vittadini in 1831, based on eight species found in Europe.[5] It is one of the most species-rich genera of false truffles. Hymenogaster citrinus is the type species.[4]

Species

The following is an incomplete list of species.

  • Hymenogaster arenarius
  • Hymenogaster citrinus
  • Hymenogaster griseus
  • Hymenogaster hessei
  • Hymenogaster luteus
  • Hymenogaster muticus
  • Hymenogaster nanus
  • Hymenogaster olivaceus
  • Hymenogaster parksii
  • Hymenogaster rehsteineri
  • Hymenogaster subalpinus
  • Hymenogaster sulcatus
  • Hymenogaster tener
  • Hymenogaster thwaitesii
  • Hymenogaster vulgaris

These European species were accepted by Stielow et al. in 2011:[2]

  • Hymenogaster arenarius
  • Hymenogaster bulliardii
  • Hymenogaster citrinus
  • Hymenogaster griseus
  • Hymenogaster huthii
  • Hymenogaster intermedius
  • Hymenogaster luteus
  • Hymenogaster megasporus
  • Hymenogaster niveus
  • Hymenogaster rehsteineri
  • Hymenogaster tener
  • Hymenogaster thwaitesii

In 2024, Li and colleagues described seven more species from China, based on morphological and molecular evidence from the internal transcribed spacer.[3][4]

  • Hymenogaster latisporus
  • Hymenogaster minisporus
  • Hymenogaster papilliformis
  • Hymenogaster perisporius
  • Hymenogaster pseudoniveus
  • Hymenogaster variabilis
  • Hymenogaster zunhuaensis

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ a b Stielow JB, Bratek Z, Orczán KA, Rudnoy S, Hensel G, Hoffmann P, Klenk H-P, Göker M (2011). "Species delimitation in taxonomically difficult fungi: the case of Hymenogaster". PLOS ONE. 6 (1) e15614. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...615614S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015614. PMC 3027480. PMID 21311589.
  3. ^ a b Li, Ting; Mao, Ning; Fu, Haoyu; Zhang, Yuxin; Fan, Li (2024-05-17). "Two New Species of Hymenogaster (Hymenogastraceae, Agaricales) from China Based on Morphological and Molecular Markers". Diversity. 16 (5): 303. doi:10.3390/d16050303. ISSN 1424-2818.
  4. ^ a b c Li, Ting; Mao, Ning; Fu, Haoyu; Zhang, Yuxin; Fan, Li (2024-04-08). "Five New Species of the Genus Hymenogaster (Hymenogastraceae, Agaricales) from Northern China". Journal of Fungi. 10 (4): 272. doi:10.3390/jof10040272. ISSN 2309-608X. PMC 11051317. PMID 38667943.
  5. ^ Vittadini, Carlo (1831). Monographia Tuberacearum (in Latin). Ex typographia Felicis Rusconi.