Piloderma is a
genus of
fungi in the
familyAtheliaceae. The distinguishing characteristics of Piloderma are the thick-walled (roughly 0.25
μm)
basidiospores, the club-shaped
basidia with stalk-like bases, and the clampless-
septatehyphae.[2] The widespread genus contains six species.[3]
Ecology
Piloderma is known to be a key
ectomycorrhizal species in
conifer forests, assisting in nitrogen recycling and assimilation.[4]
References
^Jülich W (1969). "Über die Gattungen Piloderma gen. nov. und Subulicystidium Parm. (Corticiaceae, Aphyllophorales, Basidiomycetes)". Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft (in German). 81: 414–21.
^Maekawa N (1993). "Taxonomic study of Japanese Corticiaceae (Aphyllophorales). I". Report of the Tottori Mycological Institute. 31: 1–149 (see p. 34).
^Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 538.
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