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Choiromyces alveolatus (Harkn.) Trappe, Mycotaxon, 2 (1): 114 (1975).
Basionym Piersonia alveolata Harkn., Proc. California Acad. Sci., 1 (8): 275 (1899).
Diagnosis Diameter 1 cm., integument scabrous, color white, turning to sulphur; gleba firm, citrine, cut surface showing a large number of orange-colored dots; asci clavate, 60 × 80 µ, pedicel elongated (70 µ), 3-4-spored; spores alveolate, citrine, 24 µ in diam.
Type, No. 183, Harkness Coll.
Type Harkness 183 (BPI) - holotypus
Synonyms
Piersonia bispora Gilkey, Univ. California Pub. Bot., 6: 328 (1916), fide Trappe (1975).
Choiromyces cookei Gilkey, N. Amer. Fl., 1: 17 (1954), fide Trappe (1975).
Hydnobolites excavatum Harkn., Proc. California Acad. Sci., 1 (8): 266 (1899), fide Trappe (1975).
Piersonia scabrosa Harkn., Proc. California Acad. Sci., 1 (8): 275 (1899), fide Trappe (1975).
MycoBank 311075
Literature
Gilkey H.M. 1916. A revision of Tuberales of California. University of California Publications in Botany, 6 (11): 275-356.
Gilkey H.M. 1954. Tuberales. North American Flora, ser. II, 1: 1-36.
Harkness H.W. 1899. Californian Hypogaeous Fungi. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 3rd series, 1 (8): 241-292.
Trappe J.M. 1975. Generic synonyms in the Tuberales. Mycotaxon, 2 (1): 109-122.
Classification: Tuberaceae, Choiromyces
Created on 20/08/2017.
Updated on 07/08/2023.
