New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts
New Zealand polypore fungi: six new species and a redetermination
PETER K. BUCHANAN
Landcare Research
Private Bag 92170
Auckland, New Zealand
LEIF RYVARDEN
Department of Biology
University of Oslo
P.O. Box 1066
Blindern
N-0316 Oslo, Norway
Abstract Six new species of New Zealand polypore fungi are
described and illustrated.
Antrodia novaezelandiae sp. nov. has
resupinate basidiocarps with regular, angular, straw-coloured pores, and
allantoid spores.
Byssomerulius psittacinus sp. nov. is easily
recognised in the field by bright reddish purple, resupinate basidiocarps which
fade on drying to various colours.
Dichomitus newhookii sp. nov. has
cushion-shaped resupinate basidiocarps with large pores and large, sometimes
1-4-septate basidiospores.
Phellinus dingleyae sp. nov. was recorded
previously in New Zealand as
P. pachyphloeus, from which it is separated
by the smaller and sometimes resupinate basidiocarps, scattered hymenial setae,
and larger, thick-walled basidiospores.
Rigidoporus longicystidius sp.
nov. is recognised by its pileate habit, elongate cystidia in both trama and
context, and thick-walled spores.
Wrightoporia micropora sp. nov. has a
dimitic hyphal system with dextrinoid skeletal hyphae and subglobose amyloid
spores. Specimens previously reported from New Zealand and Australia as
Tyromyces semisupinus have been redetermined as
Antrodiella
citrea.
Keywords Aphyllophorales; polypore fungi; spore septation;
New Zealand; Australia
B99063
Received 14 December 1999; accepted 1 May 2000
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