Mycopan is a genus established for Hydropus scabripes by Redhead, Moncalvo & Vilgalys (in Redhead 2013). They considered the genus to be distinct based on morphology and the phylogenetic analysis by Moncalvo et al. (2002) which included a sequence of Hydropus scabripes (AF042635, DAOM 192847) unrelated to the type species of Hydropus ( H. fuliginarius ). Subsequent sequences of material identified as Hydropus scabripes are not...

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The saprotrophic stalked puffball fungus Battarrea phalloides (Agariacaceae) is recorded for the first time in New Zealand, with a collection from Mt Victoria, Wellington. This fungus has been reported from many countries around the world but is typically uncommon in each region and is Red Listed in a number of European countries. Phylogenetic analyses of the ITS region unambiguously placed the New Zealand specimen in one of t...

As part of a genomics strategy to characterize inducible defences against insect herbivory in poplar, we developed a comprehensive suite of functional genomics resources including cDNA libraries, expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and a cDNA microarray platform. These resources are designed to complement the existing poplar genome sequence and poplar ( Populus spp.) ESTs by focusing on herbivore‐ and elicitor‐treated tissues and i...

Thirty‐eight species of micro‐fungi are described as newly recorded in New Zealand. These fungi are mainly found in association with a specific exotic host, Quercus ilex , or the hitherto uninvestigated ecological group of aero‐aquatic fungi. Six are described as new: Bactrodesmium nothofagi, Dactylaria leptospermi, Pleurothecium leptospermi, Polyscytalum ciliatum, Pseudoclathrosphaerina spiralis , and Zanclospora ureweri. An...