Fungalpedia – Note 356, Bryophyllum
Bryophyllum Vizzini
Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Parasites
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1
Classification: Lyophyllaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi
Bryophyllum was established using the type species Bryophyllum palustre (Vizzini 2014). Later this genus Nom. illegit., Art. 53.1 [non Bryophyllum Salisb. 1805] synonymized into Sphagnurus Redhead & V. Hofst., without any explanation (Redhead 2014). This genus is a typical parasite of sphagnum moss, which is also found in peat bogs (Davey et al. 2006). The fruiting bodies of Sphagnurus (= Bryophyllum) are conical or bell-shaped when young, the cap expands to a flat form with a distinct umbo as it ages, cap pigment shows white and pruinose to grey and pale brown with maturity, with farinaceous odor forming equal and hollow stems, white to cream colored, elliptical, and smooth spores (Harding 1953). Sphagnurus is a monotypic genus of the Lyophyllaceae family.
Type species: Bryophyllum palustre (Peck) Vizzini
Current name: Sphagnurus paluster (Peck) Redhead & V. Hofst.
Other accepted species: This genus is monotypic.
References
Redhead SA. 2014 – Nomenclatural novelties. Index Fungorum 202, 1.
Vizzini A. – 2014. Nomenclatural novelties. Index Fungorum 200, 1-1
Entry by
Yang EF, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, China.
(Edited by Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samaneh Chaharmiri-Dokhaharani & Achala R. Rathnayaka)
Published online 14 November 2024