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Banksiamyces
''Banksiamyces'' is a genus of fungi in the order Helotiales, with a tentative placement in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains four species, which grow on the seed follicles of the dead infructescences or "cones" of various species of ''Banksia'', a genus in the plant family Proteaceae endemic to Australia. Fruit bodies of the fungus appear as small (typically less than 10 mm diameter), shallow dark cups on the follicles of the ''Banksia'' fruit. The edges of dry fruit bodies fold inwards, appearing like narrow slits. The first specimens of ''Banksiamyces'', known then as ''Tympanis toomansis'', were described in 1887. Specimens continued to be collected occasionally for almost 100 years before becoming examined more critically in the early 1980s, leading to the creation of a new genus to contain what was determined to be three distinct species, ''B. katerinae'', ''B. macrocarpus'', and ''B. toomansis''. A fourth species, ''B. maccannii'', was ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banksiamyces Toomansis
''Banksiamyces toomansis'' is a species of fungus in the family Helotiaceae. It was first described as ''Tympanis toomansis'' by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Christopher Edmund Broome in 1886, and transferred to the genus ''Encoelia'' in 1957 by R.W.G. Dennis. Gordon William Beaton transferred it to ''Banksiamyces'' in 1982. The fungus grows on dead ''Banksia'' cones, and has a distribution limited to Australia. The disc-shaped fruitbodies of the fungus have dimensions of about , and are light grey to dark charcoal grey. They are attached to the cones by stalks up to long. Its ascospores can range in shape from elliptical to cylindrical, and have dimensions of 6–10 by 2.5–3 μm. The type collection of ''B. toomansis'' was found on a cone of ''Banksia marginata'' on the banks of the Tooma River of New South Wales. Unlike some other ''Banksiamyces'' species that are restricted to a single host, ''B. toomansis'' has a wider host range. It has been recovered fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helotiaceae
The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family. A question mark after the genus name means that according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement of that genus in this family is uncertain. A '' Allophylaria'' — '' Ameghiniella'' — '' Aquadiscula'' — '' Ascocalyx'' — '' Ascoclavulina'' — '' Ascocoryne'' — '' Ascotremella'' — '' Austrocenangium'' B '' Banksiamyces?'' — '' Belonioscyphella'' — '' Bioscypha'' — '' Bisporella'' — '' Bryoscyphus'' — ''Bulgariella ''Bulgariella'' is a genus of fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. ...'' — '' Bulgariopsis'' C '' Calloriopsis?'' — '' Calycellinopsis'' � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banksia
''Banksia'' is a genus of around 170 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes, and woody fruiting "cones" and heads. ''Banksias'' range in size from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall. They are found in a wide variety of landscapes: sclerophyll forest, (occasionally) rainforest, shrubland, and some more arid landscapes, though not in Australia's deserts. Heavy producers of nectar, banksias are a vital part of the food chain in the Australian bush. They are an important food source for nectarivorous animals, including birds, bats, rats, possums, stingless bees and a host of invertebrates. Further, they are of economic importance to Australia's nursery and cut flower industries. However, these plants are threatened by a number of processes including land clearing, frequent burning and disease, and a number of species ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Beaton
Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Gordon Heuckeroth (born 1968), Dutch performer and radio and television personality, known professionally by the mononym Gordon * Clan Gordon, a Scottish clan Education * Gordon State College, a public college in Barnesville, Georgia * Gordon College (Massachusetts), a Christian college in Wenham, Massachusetts * Gordon College (Pakistan), a Christian college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan * Gordon College (Philippines), a public university in Subic, Zambales * Gordon College of Education, a public college in Haifa, Israel Places Australia * Gordon, Australian Capital Territory * Gordon, New South Wales * Gordon, South Australia * Gordon, Victoria * Gordon River, Tasmania * Gordon River (Western Australia) Canada * Gordon Parish, New Brunswick * Gordo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretna Weste
Gretna Margaret Weste (5 September 1917 – 30 August 2006) was a leading scientist noted for her work in plant pathology and mycology, specifically with ''Phytophthora cinnamomi.''Weste, Gretna Margaret (1917–2006) in ''The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia'' Biography Gretna Margaret Weste (née Parkin) was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland in 1917 to Australian parents, Grace and Arthur Parkin. Her father was a volunteer chemist in the local munitions factory, H.M. Factory Gretna,which produced[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banksia Spinulosa
''Banksia spinulosa'', the hairpin banksia, is a species of woody shrub, of the genus ''Banksia'' in the family Proteaceae, native to eastern Australia. Widely distributed, it is found as an understorey plant in open dry forest or heath (habitat), heathland from Victoria (Australia), Victoria to northern Queensland, generally on sandstone though sometimes also clay soils. It generally grows as a small shrub to in height, though can be a straggly tree to . It has long narrow leaves with inflorescences which can vary considerably in coloration; while the spikes are gold or less commonly yellowish, the emergent styles may be a wide range of colours – from black, purple, red, orange or yellow. ''Banksia spinulosa'' was named by James Edward Smith (botanist), James Edward Smith in England in 1793, after being collected by John White (surgeon), John White, most likely in 1792. He gave it the common name prickly-leaved banksia, though this has fallen out of use. With four currently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defining feature of this fungal group is the "ascus" (), a microscopic sexual reproduction, sexual structure in which nonmotile spores, called ascospores, are formed. However, some species of Ascomycota are Asexual reproduction, asexual and thus do not form asci or ascospores. Familiar examples of sac fungi include morels, truffles, yeast#Beer, brewers' and bakers' yeast, Xylaria, dead man's fingers, and cup fungi. The fungal symbionts in the majority of lichens (loosely termed "ascolichens") such as ''Cladonia'' belong to the Ascomycota. Ascomycota is a monophyletic group (containing all of the descendants of a common ancestor). Previously placed in the Basidiomycota along with asexual species from other fungal taxa, asexual (or Teleomorph, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce A
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common male given name. The variant ''Lebrix'' and ''Le Brix'' are French variations of the surname. Note: A few people are notable in more than one field, and therefore appear in more than one section. Arts and entertainment Film and television * Bruce Altman (born 1955), American actor * Bruce Baillie (1931–2020), American filmmaker * Bruce Bennett (1906–2007), American actor and athlete * Bruce Berman (born 1952), American film producer * Bruce Boa (1930–2004), Canadian actor * Bruce Boxleitner (born 1950), American actor * Bruce Campbell (born 1958), American actor, director, writer, producer and author * Bruce Conner (1933–2008), American artist and filmmaker * Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discomycetes
Discomycetes is a former taxonomic class of Ascomycete fungi which contains all of the cup, sponge and brain fungi, and some club-like fungi. It includes typical cup fungi like the scarlet elf cup and the orange peel fungus, and fungi with fruiting bodies of more unusual shape, such as morels, truffles and the swamp beacon. New taxonomic and molecular data fail to support the monophyly of the Discomycetes. Description and features Discomycetes are usually small and cup shaped, and come in singular form. A common feature of Discomycetes are the asci, which are typically produced on the surface of cup-like fruiting bodies. In most discomycetes, each ascus contains eight sexual spores that are forcibly discharged into the air when mature. In modern classifications, the members of the obsolete class are included in Pezizomycetes, Lecanoromycetes, Leotiomycetes and Sordariomycetes. References External links The Discomycetes projectat Harvard University Harvard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
