Tremella tubulosae

Tremella tubulosae is a lichenicolous fungi on Hypogymnia tubulosa. Tremella tubulosae was described as new in 2020,[1][2] and has been recorded in Scotland and Spain.[3] It has pale to dark brown or blackish basidimatal gills.[3]

Tremella tubulosae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Tremellomycetes
Order: Tremellales
Family: Tremellaceae
Genus: Tremella
Species:
T. tubulosae
Binomial name
Tremella tubulosae
Diederich, Coppins, J.C.Zamora, Millanes & Wedin (2020)

Description

The mycoparasitic species is within the genus Tremella Pers. It affects Hypogymnia tubulosa by inducing distinct, convex galls on the thallus.[3] The galls darken as they mature, going from pale brown when young, to dark brown or blackish when old.

Habitat and geography

As of 2020, Tremella tubulosae has been recorded in Scotland and Spain.[3] In Spain, they have been recorded along roadsides in the Castilla y León and Segovia area.[3] This region is a high plateau ringed by mountains, and described as having a continental mediterranean climate.[4] In Scotland, the lichenicolous fungus has been recorded in Moray, in the Culbin Forest.[3] This coastal region has a warm summer climate, with annual temperatures slightly lower than average for the U.K., and rainy days for roughly 35% of the year.[5]

Etymology

The genus name, Tremella is derived from the Latin tremulus, from the verb tremere ("to tremble").[6]

The specific epithet tubulosae is derived from the Latin tubulosus meaning tube or pipe shaped.[7]

References
  1. "Species fungorum - Tremella tubulosae Diederich, Coppins, J.C. Zamora, Millanes & Wedin". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  2. "Mycobank Database - Tremella tubulosae".
  3. Diederich, Paul; Millanes, Ana M.; Coppins, Brian J.; Wedin, Mats (16 October 2020). "Tremella imshaugiae and T. tubulosae (Tremellomycetes, Basidiomycota), two new lichenicolous fungi on Imshaugia aleurites and Hypogymnia tubulosa" (PDF). Bulletin de la Société des Naturalistes Luxembourgeois. 121: 239–246.
  4. León, Junta de Castilla y. "Página principal de la Junta de Castilla y León". www.jcyl.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  5. "Moray, GB Climate Zone, Monthly Weather Averages and Historical Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  6. "tremulus - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  7. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners (PDF). University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-00919-3.
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