Tremella arachispora: a new species from Mount Cameroon

From: Kew Bulletin | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Summary. A new Tremella species (Basidiomycota, Tremellales) is described from Cameroon in West Equatorial Africa.

Whilst examining specimens for a paper on the heterobasidiomycetes of Korup National Park (Roberts 2001), an undescribed species of Tremella L. with unusual, peanut-shaped basidiospores was found among unpublished collections from Mount Cameroon. This new species is described as follows:

Tremella arachispora P. Roberts, sp. nov. Basidiomata gelatinosa, lobata, c. 25 mm lata, alba. Hyphae hyalinae, 2-5 pm latae, fibulatae. Basidia ellipsoidea vel oblonga, 13-20 × 8-11 µm. ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Gloeomucro dependens: a new combination for a North American Tremella species
; Summary. A new combination in Gloeomucro is provided for the North American species Tremella dependens, based on a re-examination of the type specimen. Gloeomucro chlorinus is considered a later synonym. Key words. Basidiomycetes, Alabama, Tennessee. Introduction As part of ongoing research into