Laccaria
Genus of fungi
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::summary Genus of fungi ::
| image = Laccaria_squarrosa_Oaxaca.jpg | image_caption = Laccaria squarrosa | taxon = Laccaria | authority = Berk. & Broome (1883) | type_species = Laccaria laccata | type_species_authority = (Scop.) Cooke (1884) | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text
Laccaria is a genus around 100 species of fungus found in both temperate and tropical regions of the world. They are mycorrhizal. The type species is Laccaria laccata, commonly known as the deceiver. Other notable species include L. bicolor, and the amethyst deceiver (L. amethystina), sometimes incorrectly written as L. amethystea. Because some Laccaria species have the ability to grow vegetatively and/or germinate from basidiospores in culture, they are often used as experimental systems for studies of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes. They have a tetrapolar mating system, meaning that the mating type is controlled by two loci. Recently, the genome of L. bicolor has been sequenced.
Description
Laccaria typically have thick, widely spaced, purple to flesh-colored gills that are adnate to slightly decurrent in attachment. The spores are white and ornamented in most species.
Species
The following is an list of Laccaria species reported in the literature:
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| Image | Name | Year | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laccaria acanthospora A.W. Wilson & G.M. Muell. | 2013 | ||
| Laccaria alba Zhu L. Yang & Lan Wang | 2004 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis G.M. Muell 177299.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis G.M. Muell. | 1984 |
| [[Image:Laccaria amethystea.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria amethystina Cooke | 1884 |
| Laccaria angustilamella Zhu L. Yang & L. Wang | 2004 | ||
| Laccaria araneosa H.J. Cho & Y.W. Lim | 2018 | ||
| Laccaria aurantia Popa, Rexer, Donges, Zhu L. Yang & G. Kost | 2014 | China | |
| Laccaria avachaensis Kalamees | 1993 | ||
| Laccaria bella (Pers.) Cooke | 1884 | ||
| [[Image:Laccaria bicolor, DOE.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria bicolor (Maire) P.D. Orton | 1960 |
| Laccaria bisporigera Contu & Ballero | 1993 | ||
| Laccaria bullipellis A.W. Wilson & G.M. Muell. | 2013 | ||
| Laccaria bullulifera Singer | 1965 | ||
| Laccaria caerulacea Dhanch., J.C. Bhatt & S.K. Pant | 1991 | ||
| Laccaria calosperma Beeli | 1933 | ||
| Laccaria calospora Singer | 1973 | ||
| Laccaria canaliculata (Sacc.) Massee | 1899 | ||
| Laccaria chibinensis Mikhailovskii | 1974 | Russia | |
| Laccaria cyanolamellata B.E. Lechner & J.E. Wright | 2006 | ||
| Laccaria echinospora (Speg.) Singer | 1943 | ||
| Laccaria edulis Bouriquet | 1946 | ||
| Laccaria fengkaiensis Fang Li | 2020 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria fibrillosa.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria fibrillosa McNabb | 1972 |
| Laccaria flavobrunnea Lebedeva | 1949 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria fraterna 63176.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria fraterna (Sacc.) Pegler | 1965 |
| Laccaria fulvogrisea Popa, Rexer & G. Kost | 2014 | China | |
| Laccaria galerinoides Singer | 1965 | ||
| Laccaria gibba (Singer) Pázmány | 1994 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria glabripes.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria glabripes McNabb | 1972 |
| Laccaria globosa Gardezi | 2005 | ||
| Laccaria gomezii Singer & G.M. Muell. | 1988 | ||
| Laccaria goossensiae (Beeli) Contu | 2003 | ||
| Laccaria griseolilacina H.J. Cho & Y.W. Lim | 2020 | ||
| Laccaria halosperma Beeli | 1933 | ||
| Laccaria himalayensis A.W. Wilson & G.M. Muell. | 2013 | ||
| Laccaria indohimalayana K. Das, I. Bera & Vizzini | 2019 | ||
| Laccaria japonica Popa & K. Nara | 2017 | Japan | |
| [[Image:Laccaria laccata 3 - Lindsey.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria laccata (Scop.) Cooke | 1884 |
| [[File:Laccaria lateritia Malençon 14341.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria lateritia Malençon | 1966 |
| Laccaria lilacina G. Stev. | 1964 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria longipes (4037786076).jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria longipes G.M. Muell. | 1991 |
| Laccaria lutea (J.C. Buxb.) Ballero & Contu | 1989 | ||
| Laccaria macrobasidia H.J. Cho & Y.W. Lim | 2020 | ||
| Laccaria macrocystidiata (Migl. & Lavorato) Pázmány | 1994 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria maritima (Theodor.) Singer 470610.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria maritima (Theodor.) Singer ex Huhtinen | 1987 |
| [[File:Laccaria masoniae.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria masoniae G. Stev. | 1964 |
| Laccaria montana Singer | 1973 | ||
| Laccaria moshuijun Popa & Zhu Liang Yang | 2017 | China | |
| Laccaria murina S. Imai | 1938 | ||
| Laccaria negrimarginata A.W. Wilson & G.M. Muell. | 2013 | ||
| Laccaria nigra Hongo | 1959 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria nobilis A.H. Sm 575312.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria nobilis A.H. Sm. | 1984 |
| Laccaria oblongospora G.M. Muell. | 1984 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria ochropurpurea (Berk.) Peck 945853.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria ochropurpurea (Berk.) Peck | 1897 |
| Laccaria ochrosquamulosa (Ballero & Contu) Pázmány | 1994 | ||
| Laccaria ohiensis (Mont.) Singer | 1947 | ||
| Laccaria olivaceogrisea Vellinga | 1987 | ||
| [[Image:Laccaria paraphysata.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria paraphysata (McNabb) J.A. Cooper | 2014 |
| Laccaria parva H.J. Cho & Y.W. Lim | 2018 | ||
| Laccaria prava Fang Li | 2020 | ||
| Laccaria proxima (Boud.) Pat. | 1887 | ||
| [[Image:Laccaria proxima JPG01.JPG | 120px]] | Laccaria proximella Singer | 1965 |
| Laccaria pruinosipes (Vellinga) Pázmány | 1994 | ||
| Laccaria pseudomontana Osmundson, C.L. Cripps & G.M. Muell. | 2006 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria pumila Fayod 340721.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria pumila Fayod | 1893 |
| [[File:Laccaria purpureobadia (43204226550).jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria purpureobadia D.A. Reid | 1966 |
| Laccaria roseoalbescens T.J. Baroni, Montoya & Bandala | 2015 | ||
| Laccaria rubroalba X. Luo, L. Ye, P.E. Mortimer & K.D. Hyde | 2016 | ||
| Laccaria salmonicolor A.W. Wilson & G.M. Muell. | 2013 | ||
| Laccaria singeri Locq. & Sarwal | 1983 | ||
| Laccaria spodophora (Berk. & Broome) Cooke | 1884 | ||
| Laccaria squarrosa Bandala, Montoya & A. Ramos | 2017 | ||
| Laccaria stellata Popa & S.Y. Castillo | 2016 | ||
| Laccaria striatula (Peck) Peck | 1912 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria tetraspora Singer 497656.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria tetraspora Singer | 1947 |
| Laccaria torosa H.J. Cho & Y.W. Lim | 2018 | ||
| [[File:2010-08-12 Laccaria tortilis.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria tortilis (Bolton) Cooke | 1884 |
| Laccaria transilvanica Pázmány | 1991 | ||
| Laccaria trichodermophora G.M. Muell. | 1984 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria trullisata (Ellis) Peck 712111.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria trullisata (Ellis) Peck | 1912 |
| Laccaria versiforma H.J. Cho & Y.W. Lim | 2018 | ||
| Laccaria versiformis H.J. Cho & Y.W. Lim | 2018 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria vinaceoavellanea 02.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria vinaceoavellanea Hongo | 1971 |
| [[File:Laccaria vinaceobrunnea G.M. Muell 373924.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria vinaceobrunnea G.M. Muell. | 1984 |
| Laccaria vinaceorosea Contu | 1998 | ||
| Laccaria vinosofusca (Berk. & Broome) Cooke | 1884 | ||
| Laccaria violaceibasis Contu & Fern. Sas. | 2003 | ||
| [[File:Laccaria violaceonigra.jpg | 120px]] | Laccaria violaceonigra G. Stev. | 1964 |
| Laccaria violaceotincta K.P.D. Latha, K.N.A. Raj & Manim. | 2019 | ||
| Laccaria vulcanica (Singer ex Singer & J. Veselský) Pázmány | 1994 | ||
| Laccaria yunnanensis Popa, Rexer, Donges, Zhu L. Yang & G. Kost | 2014 | China | |
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References
References
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- Mueller GM. (1985). Numerical taxonomic analyses on ''Laccaria'' (Agaricales). ''Mycologia'' 77: 121-129.
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- [[G. K. Podila. Podila GK]], Zheng J, Balasubramanian S, Sundaram S, Hiremath S, Brand JH, Hymes MJ. (2002). Fungal gene expression in early symbiotic interactions between ''Laccaria bicolor'' and red pine. ''Plant and Soil'' 244: 117–128.
- Martin F, Selosse MA. (2008). The ''Laccaria'' genome: a symbiont blueprint decoded. ''New Phytologist'' '''180'''(2):296-310.
- Orr, Dorothy B.. (1980). "Mushrooms of Western North America (California Natural History Guides)". University of California Press.
- (2014). "Three new ''Laccaria'' species from Southwest China (Yunnan)". Mycological Progress.
- (2017). "Out of Asia: Biogeography of fungal populations reveals Asian origin of diversification of the Laccaria amethystina complex, and two new species of violet Laccaria". Fungal Biology.
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