Nematode-trapping in Pleurotus tuberregium

Pleurotus tuberregium is a common basidiomycete in parts of tropical Africa and Australia that fruits from a subterranean true Sclerotium. Evidence from field collections suggests that the sclerotia are formed underground. Because its basidiocarps have intercalary skeletal hyphae, P. tuberregium has...

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Published in:Mycologia 1994-09, Vol.86 (5), p.696-699
Main Authors: Hibbett, D. S., Thorn, R. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological taxonomies
champignon nematophage
Fungi
genera
genre
hongos nematofagos
Hyphae
Lentinula
Lentinus
micelio
mycelium
Nematodes
nematophagous fungi
nematophagy
Panus
Plant spines
Pleurotus
Pleurotus tuberregium
Sclerotia
Secretory pathway
Systematics
taxonomia
taxonomie
taxonomy
Toxins
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Summary:Pleurotus tuberregium is a common basidiomycete in parts of tropical Africa and Australia that fruits from a subterranean true Sclerotium. Evidence from field collections suggests that the sclerotia are formed underground. Because its basidiocarps have intercalary skeletal hyphae, P. tuberregium has also been classified in both Lentinus and Panus. We investigated nematode-trapping in P. tuberregium in an attempt to resolve its generic placement. Aerial hyphae of P. tuberregium cultures on agar produced droplets of toxin on stalked secretory processes. Nematodes that came in contact with toxin droplets were paralyzed and then colonized by hyphae. This mode of nematode capture has been demonstrated previously only in Pleurotus sensu stricto, which supports classification of this species in Pleurotus.
ISSN:0027-5514
1557-2536
DOI:10.1080/00275514.1994.12026471