Dendrosphaera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Dendrosphaera Pat. (1907) |
| Species: | D. eberhardtii
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| Dendrosphaera eberhardtii Pat.
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Dendrosphaera is a monotypic genus of fungus in the family Aspergillaceae. It contains the single species Dendrosphaera eberhardtii.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Dendrosphaera eberhardtii was described in 1907 by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard.[3]
Description
The fruiting body of D. eberhardtii is a stiff, brown, branching root like structure with a 10–15 cm long, 3-6mm thick stem terminating in multiple 2-6mm thick sporulating heads that start white before maturing to golden yellow.[3]
Spores: 8-10 µm. Globose with a large central droplet. They are smooth when still attached to the asci before developing encrustrations that give them an echinulated appearance.[3]
Etymology
The genus name Dendrosphaera derives from the Latin dendroides or Greek dendroid meaning tree or tree-like[4][5] and the Latin sphaericus meaning sphere shaped.[4]
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Habitat and distribution
The specimens studied by Patouillard were collected in Tonkin, Vietnam where they were found growing from the ground in the Djirin forest at 1600 metres above sea level.[3]
Similar species
Trichocoma paradoxa is similar but produces only one 'brush' like feature whilst Dendrosphaera eberhardtii has several.[6]
References
- ^ "Species fungorum - Dendrosphaera eberhardtii Pat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Dendrosphaera eberhardtii".
- ^ a b c d e Patouillard, N. (1907). "Champignons nouveaux du Tonkin". Bulletin trimestriel de la Société mycologique de France. 23. Paris: La Société: 69–70 – via www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-226-00919-3. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Botanical Latin (L) & Greek (G)" (PDF).
- ^ "Eurotiales". website.nbm-mnb.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-17.