Arachnion is a genus of gasteroid fungi in the family Agaricaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Lewis David von Schweinitz in 1822 with Arachnion album as the type, and only species.[3] The genus name is Greek for "cobweb".
William Chambers Coker and John Nathaniel Couch circumscribed the family Arachniaceae in 1928 to contain Arachnion.[4] The genus was later placed in the now-defunct family Lycoperdaceae.[5] Modern molecular analysis has shown that Arachnion, as well as other puffball genera, are part of the family Agaricaceae.[6]
Arachnion species have a characteristic gleba, resembling a mass of grainy, sand-like particles. At a microscopic scale, the granules are peridioles, or tiny sacs made of hyphae that contain spores. Inside each sac is a minuscule chamber that contains inward-facing basidia (spore-bearing cells), an arrangement similar to that seen in Lycoperdon. The fruitbodies have a smooth, thin, and fragile peridium that readily disintegrates into small pieces in maturity to expose the granular contents.[4]
The genus is widely distributed, with species found in Australia, North and South America, South Africa, and Europe, and Japan.[7]
As of January 2016, Index Fungorum accepts 11 species in Arachnion:[8]
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(help) Arachnion is a genus of gasteroid fungi in the family Agaricaceae.
Arachnion Schwein. (pająkowiec) – rodzaj grzybów z rodziny pieczarkowatych (Agaricaceae)[1].
Pozycja w klasyfikacji: Agaricaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi (według Index Fungorum)[1].
Nazwę polską podał Feliks Tedorowicz w 1939 r[2]. Synonim naukowy Scoleciocarpus Berk[3].
Wykaz gatunków (nazwy naukowe) na podstawie Index Fungorum. Uwzględniono tylko gatunki zweryfikowane o potwierdzonym statusie[4]. Nazwa polska według checklist Władysława Wojewody[2].
Arachnion Schwein. (pająkowiec) – rodzaj grzybów z rodziny pieczarkowatych (Agaricaceae).
Arachnion är ett släkte av svampar. Arachnion ingår i familjen Agaricaceae, ordningen Agaricales, klassen Agaricomycetes, divisionen basidiesvampar och riket svampar.[1]
AgaricaceaeArachnion là một chi nấm trong họ Agaricaceae.
Arachnion là một chi nấm trong họ Agaricaceae.