Release of Airborne Basidiospores from the Pouch Fungus,Cryptoporus Volvatus
作者:
HarringtonT. C.,
期刊:
Mycologia
(Taylor Available online 1980)
卷期:
Volume 72,
issue 5
页码: 926-936
ISSN:0027-5514
年代: 1980
DOI:10.1080/00275514.1980.12021268
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
SUMMARYAirborne basidiospores released from field-produced basidiocarps ofCryptoporus volvatuswere collected by placing a funnel, equipped with a collection vial, below each of seven developing basidiocarps. Spores collected in the vials were counted every 7 to 11 da until spore release ceased (average 71 da). Spores released per basidiocarp averaged 2.5×109(4.0×108/cm2of pore surface), comparable to spore production by other polypores whose spores are wind disseminated. Spore-release patterns were not affected by rainfall. The unique subtending volva, long considered an adaptation for insect dispersal, appears to be a xerophytic adaptation which protects the hymenophore from desiccation. The volva allows production of airborne spores during the periods of low rainfall and relative humidity often associated with bark-beetle flights in the areas of western North America where this fungus is most common.
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