Biology:Punjabia

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Punjabia
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Punjabia

D. Wächt & A. Melzer (2020)
Type species
Punjabia pakistanicus
(Usman & Khalid) D. Wächt & A. Melzer (2020)

Punjabia is a genus of fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae. The genus is monotypic and contains the single species Punjabia pakistanicus which was previously classified as Coprinellus pakistanicus.[1]

Taxonomy

The Punjabia genus was created in 2020 by the German mycologists Dieter Wächter & Andreas Melzer when the Psathyrellaceae family was subdivided based on phylogenetic analysis.[2] Several members of the Psathyrella genus were reclassified and placed in new genera. A single species was placed in Punjabia.[citation needed]

The type species, Punjabia pakistanicus was previously known as Coprinellus pakistanicus after being classified by the mycologists Muhammad Usman and Abdul Nasir Khalid in 2018 from a discovery in Pakistan.[3][4]

Etymology

The genus is named after the Pakistani province of Punjab where the type species was documented.[2]

Coprinellus pakistanicus was named for the location in which this species was discovered, Pakistan.[4]

Habitat and distribution

Found in lowlands on moist soil under Acacia trees in Northern Pakistan.[4]

Species

Species include:[5]


References

Wikidata ☰ Q113104338 entry