Phaeoclavulina decurrens (Gomphales, Basidiomycetes) – the first record for a coral fungus for the Maltese Islands | ||
| Microbial Biosystems | ||
| Article 4, Volume 4, Issue 3, December 2019, Pages 55-59 PDF (322.68 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mb.2019.65860 | ||
| Author | ||
| Stephen Mifsud* | ||
| EcoGozo Directorate, Ministry for Gozo, Victoria, Gozo, Malta. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study about the mycobiota of the island of Gozo within the Maltese archipelago has resulted in the finding of new record of a basidiomycete – Phaeoclavulina decurrens. It is a coral fungus that grows on leaf litter of deciduous trees, where in fact, it was located under Ceratonia siliqua in a maquis community. The record as well the genus is also new for the Maltese Islands. A morphological description supplemented with macro- and micro-photographs are presented together with details about the ecology of this record. A brief taxonomic account of this species and its resemblance with closely related species are discussed. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Central Mediterranean Region; Gozo; Ramaria; subgenus Echinoramaria | ||
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