Abstract
Two new species of sequestrate (truffle-like fungi) Basidiomycetes of the
putatively ectomycorrhizal genus Torrendia Bres. with
contrasting basidiome morphology are described from remnant patches of
eucalypt woodland in the wheatbelt of Western Australia:
Torrendia grandis Bougher and
Torrendia inculta Bougher.Like other species of
Torrendia, they have basidiomes which develop and mature
mostly underground but may break through to the soil surface at a late stage
of maturity. The gleba of Torrendia species does not
become powdery. A comparison of the main diagnostic features of all known taxa
of Torrendiais provided.
T. grandishas stocky basidiomes with an agaric-like
pileus. T. inculta has a gleba which fragments during
stipe elongation. The basidiome development of
T. incultaisdescribed and illustrated, and some possible
mechanisms of spore dispersal are discussed.
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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