© Connor Dooley
Danny’s DNA Discoveries – Hertzogia,
Notholepista, etc. of the PNW
by Danny Miller
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Danny’s DNA Discoveries – Hertzogia,
Notholepista, etc. of the PNW
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Introduction
Hertzogia needs its own family, Hertzogiaceae. Notholepista does too, Notholepistaceae. One fascinating collection that looks like a Lactarius candy cap relative turned out to be >13% different in ITS from any known family. abundant common uncommon rare - colour codes match my Pictorial Key and are my opinions and probably reflect my bias of living in W WA. Rare species may be locally common in certain places at certain times. |
Summary of Interesting Results
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Hertzogia A newly erected genus for Hertzogia martiorum, formerly in Clitocybe and Lepista. It has pale pink smooth spores, a somewhat pinkish-orange cap and stem with a hoary white coating and strong farinaceous odor and taste. It needs its own family. The coloured smooth spores help differentiate it, as the Clitocybaceae usually have either white, smooth spores or coloured, warty spores. Species mentioned: Hertzogia martiorum.
Hertzogia martiorum EU - one OR collection has a sequence that matches a handful of EU type area sequences.
Hertzogia martiorum © Connor Dooley |
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Notholepista A newly erected genus for Notholepista subzonalis NY. It too needs its own family, Notholepistaceae, unless you consider it part of an expanded Fayodiaceae. However, it doesn't really look like it would be a member of that family of mostly diminutive mushrooms. Species mentioned: Notholepista subzonalis.
Notholepista subzonalis NY - one BC collection is a rather bright yellow clitocyboid.
Notholepista subzonalis © iNaturalist user lilre |
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Tricholomatineae PNW01 At first glance it looked like a Lactarius candy cap relative, but the sequence is clean and >13% different in ITS from any known family in this suborder, but it seems to be in this suborder. We'll need additional genes.
Tricholomatineae PNW01
Tricholomatineae PNW01 © Yi-Min Wang |
