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. 2010 Sep;38(3):159-65.
doi: 10.4489/MYCO.2010.38.3.159. Epub 2010 Sep 30.

Species diversity of hypogeous ascomycetes in Israel

Gayane S Barseghyan  1 , Solomon P Wasser
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Species diversity of hypogeous ascomycetes in Israel

Gayane S Barseghyan et al. Mycobiology. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

We conducted a species diversity study of the hypogeous Ascomycetes of Israel. The hypogeous Ascomycetes in Israel include members of the families Pyronemataceae, Pezizaceae, and Tuberaceae, which are represented by seven species: Hydnocystis piligera, Terfezia arenaria, T. claveryi, T. oligosperma, Tirmania africana, Tuber asa, and T. nitidum; only T. asa is new to Israeli mycobiota. Synonymy, locations, collection data, general distribution, distribution in Israel, descriptions, a key to identification, illustrations, and taxonomic remarks are provided.

Keywords: Ascomycetes; Distribution; Hypogeous; Mediterranean; Mycorrhiza.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Accepted abbreviations of nature regions of Israel: AP, Akko Plain; AV, Arava Valley; BS, Beit Shean Valley; CC, Carmel Coast; CG, Coast Galilee; CM, Carmel Mount; CN, Central Negev; DS, Dead Sea area; EP, Esdraelon (Yizre'el) Plain; GH, Golan Heights; GM, Gilboa Mount; HE, Hermon Mount; HP, Hula Plain; JD, Judean Desert; JM, Judean Mts.; LG, Lower Galilee; LJ, Lower Jordan Valley; NN, Northern Negev; PP, Philistean Plain; SA, Samaria; SH, Shefela; SN, South Negev; SP, Sharon Plain; UG, Upper Galilee; UJ, Upper Jordan Valley; WN, Western Negev.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Hydnocystis piligera Tul. & Tul. (HAI-D-035): A, Ascocarps and ascocarp in cross-section; B, Part of ascus, ascospores and paraphyses (scale bars = 50 µm).
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Fig. 3
Distribution of hypogeous Ascomycetes representatives in Israel. AP, Akko Plain; AV, Arava Valley; BS, Beit Shean Valley; CC, Carmel Coast; CG, Coast Galilee; CM, Carmel Mount; CN, Central Negev; DS, Dead Sea area; EP, Esdraelon (Yizre'el) Plain; GH, Golan Heights; GM, Gilboa Mount; HE, Hermon Mount; HP, Hula Plain; JD, Judean Desert; JM, Judean Mts.; LG, Lower Galilee; LJ, Lower Jordan Valley; NN, Northern Negev; PP, Philistean Plain; SA, Samaria; SH, Shefela; SN, South Negev; SP, Sharon Plain; UG, Upper Galilee; UJ, Upper Jordan Valley; WN, Western Negev.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Terfezia arenaria (Moris) Trappe (HAI-D-091): A, Ascocarps and ascocarp in cross-section; B, Warted ascospores (scale bar = 50 µm).
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Fig. 5
Tuber asa Tulasne & C. Tulasne (HAI-D-033): A, Cross-section of ascocarp; B, Hymenium (asci, spores); C, Asci with 2~4 ascospores; D, Ascospores with ornamentation (GM, germination of ascospores) (scale bars = 50 µm).
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