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Rickiella edulis (Speg.) Pfister, Mycotaxon, 29: 330 (1987).

Basionym Peziza edulis Speg., Rev. Argent. Hist. Nat., 1 (6): 422 (1891).

Diagnosis Diag. Cupulae majusculae superne applanatae laeves aurantiacae, inferne subturbinatae spongioso-lacunosae albo-cinerascentes non v. vix stipitate; asci cylindracei paraphysati; sporae cylindraceo-ellipsoideae biguttulatae hyalinae.
Hab. In sylvis ad terram humosam inter folia ramentaque putrescentia prope Guarapí, ann. 1880 (sub n. 3344).
Obs. Solitaria v. hinc inde plus minusve dense aggregata; cupulae primo subglobosae dein gradatim expansae, postremo explanatae-concaviusculae (10-50 millm. diam. × 5-15mllm. alt.), disco centro convexulo laevissimo sordide e lutescente aurantiaco, margine acutae integrae, non v. vix repandulo-undulatae, interne sessiles v. vix noduloso-stipitatae, terra v. ramentis fere infossae, e turbinato convexae, laxe grosseque lacunoso-alveolatae ligneo-pallescentes, pube squarrulosa cinerascente tectae, intus carne alba hymenioque flavescente donatae, in vivo carnosulae rigidulae, in sicco subflaccidae coriacellae; asci cylindracei antice rotundati, postice modice attenuato-pedicellati (200-220 × 15-16 µ) octospori, paraphysibus filiformibus non v. vix longioribus simplicibus apice rectis non v. vix subincrassatulis et flavescentibus obvallati; sporae monostichae e cylindraceo ellipsoideae (18-34 × 12-13 µ) utrinque obtuse rotundatae crassiuscule tunicatae grosse biguttulatae laeves hyalinae. Iodi ope nulla. Species edulis!

Type Speg. no. 3344 (FH) - isotypus

Synonyms
Rickiella transiens Syd., in Rick, Ann. Mycol., 2 (3): 244 (1904).

MycoBank 130849

Classification: Sarcoscyphaceae, Rickiella

Created on 03/06/2015.

Updated on 02/08/2023.