Hypsizygus

Hypsizygus is a small genus of fungi that are widely distributed in north temperate regions.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1947.[2] The common name for Hypsizygus ulmarius is the elm oyster mushroom.

Hypsizygus
Hypsizygus tessulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Genus: Hypsizygus
Singer
Type species
Hypsizygus tessulatus
(Bull.) Singer
Species

H. ligustri
H. marmoreus
H. tessulatus
H. ulmarius

The genus contains the species H. tessellatus, one of the shimeji mushrooms in Japanese cuisine.

The ITS DNA barcode of these morphospecies are close enough to be considered the same species.[3]

References
  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Singer, R (1947). "New genera of fungi. III". Mycologia. 39 (1): 77–89. doi:10.2307/3755289. JSTOR 3755289. PMID 20283546.
  3. Bellanger, J. -M.; Moreau, P. -A.; Corriol, G.; Bidaud, A.; Chalange, R.; Dudova, Z.; Richard, F. (April 2015). "Plunging hands into the mushroom jar: a phylogenetic framework for Lyophyllaceae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota)". Genetica. 143 (2): 169–194. doi:10.1007/s10709-015-9823-8.



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