Otidea concinna

Geopora cooperi Harkn., Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci., 1 (3): 168 (1885).

Basionym Geopora cooperi Harkn., Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci., 1 (3): 168 (1885).

Diagnosis Irregularly globular, 2–4 cm. in diameter, covered with dense brown wool, which is continued inwards on the trama: absorbing base none: hymenium white, not closely packed: asci cylindrical, 8-spored, 220 × 26 µ: sporidia hyaline, oblong, smooth, with a large shining, excentric nucleus. 28 × 20 µ. — Hay wards, January. Collected by Dr. J. G. Cooper. 3880.

Type ex herb. Harkness no. 3880 (BPI) - holotypus

Synonyms
Geopora annulata Gilkey, Univ. Calif. Pub. Bot., 6 (11): 335 (1916).
Geopora brunneola Harkn., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. III (Bot.), 1 (8): 270 (1899).
Pseudohydnotrya carnea Harkn., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. III (Bot.), 1 (8): 267 (1899).
Pseudobalsamia carnea (Harkn.) Szem., Die Unterirdischen Pilze des Karpatenbeckens: 121 (1965).
Pseudohydnotrya harknessii E. Fisch., in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfamilien: 282 (1897).
Geopora harknessii (E. Fisch.) Gilkey, Univ. Calif. Pub. Bot., 6 (11): 330 (1916).
Pseudobalsamia harknessii (E. Fisch.) Szem., Die Unterirdischen Pilze des Karpatenbeckens: 121 (1965).
Geopora magnata Harkn., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. III (Bot.), 1 (8): 270 (1899).
Geopora magnifica Gilkey, Univ. Calif. Pub. Bot., 6 (11): 334 (1916).
Geopora mesenterica Harkn., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. III (Bot.), 1 (8): 271 (1899).

MycoBank 171252

Notes
1) After the recent works of molecular phylogeny, G. cooperi appears as a species complex.

Literature

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Classification: Pyronemataceae, Geopora

Created on 25/05/2015.

Updated on 25/03/2026.

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