Abstract
Baeospora occidentalis is described as a new species associated with melting snow in montane coniferous forests of the western USA. The species is spring-fruiting and is characterized by a long tapering pseudorhiza covered with white basal rhizomorphs which extends deeply into the needle litter or woody debris. It possesses a multiallelic, tetrapolar mating system. Monokaryotic mycelia produce arthroconidia.
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Dr. Scott Redhead (DAOM) kindly provided specimens on loan. Financial support was provided by a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery grant to L.H.
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Hutchison, L.J., Kropp, B.R. & Hausner, G. Baeospora occidentalis, a new snowbank agaric from western North America. Mycoscience 53, 139–143 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10267-011-0142-3
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