Taxonomy of Ganoderma from southern South America: subgenus Elfvingia

• Published in: Mycological research Vol. 103; no. 10; pp. 1289 - 1298
• Main Authors: GOTTLIEB, ALEXANDRA M., WRIGHT, JORGE E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Cambridge University Press 01.10.1999; Elsevier Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; descriptions; Elfvingia; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; fungal spores; Fungi; Ganoderma; geographical distribution; holotypes; identification; isozymes; morphotaxonomy; phenotype; Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution; synonymy; taxonomy; Thallophyta; South America; America; Fungi; Isozyme; Taxonomy; Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity; Basidiomycetes; Specific identification; Ganoderma; Thallophyta

Macro- and micromorphology of 124 specimens and 11 holotypes of South American taxa of subgenus Elfvingia (= G. applanatum complex) were examined, and were compared with isoenzymic data previously obtained. Two major dermis types were defined and illustrated. Spore ornamentation was inspected under...