Peziza meridionalis

Coll. MEL 2560291
Coll. MEL 2560291
© D. Catcheside

Peziza meridionalis L.J. Vaughan, P. Catcheside, Birch & Truong, Mycologia, 118: 14 (2026).

 

Basionym Peziza meridionalis L.J. Vaughan, P. Catcheside, Birch & Truong, Mycologia, 118: 14 (2026).

Diagnosis Deeply cupulate, brownish orange apothecia up to 46 mm diam, often with a stipe-like rooting base, and smooth ascospores with mean dimensions 17.73 × 10.37 μm (Q = 1.717). Peziza meridionalis is distinguished from other members of the genus Peziza by its unique phylogenetic position.

Type MEL 2560291 - holotypus

MycoBank 860465

 

Literature
Vaughan L.J., Birch J.L., Catcheside P.S., Lemmond B., Truong C. 2026. Exploring the diversity of Peziza echinospora (Ascomycota, Pezizomycetes) and related species in Australia, with descriptions of the new species P. austroechinospora and P. meridionalis. Mycologia, 118: 1-19.

Classification: Pezizaceae, Peziza


Created on 09/04/2026.

Updated on 09/04/2026.

Distribution

Collections List

[AU] Naracoorte
Boston Reserve
18/07/2009, leg. P.S. Catcheside & D.E.A. Catcheside
2560291 (MEL)
Source: Ascomycete.org
[AU] Kuitpo
Mount Panorama
07/2008, leg. P.S. Catcheside
2560320 (MEL)
Source: Ascomycete.org
[AU] Cape Queen Elizabeth
Bruny Island
04/08/2001, leg. G.M. Gates & & D.A. Ratkowsky
2529120 (MEL)
Source: Ascomycete.org
[AU] Victoria Point
 
01/05/1968, leg. A.C. Beauglehole
2032596 (MEL)
Source: Ascomycete.org
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