Galerina patagonica

Galerina patagonica is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. First described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1953,[1] it has a Gondwanan distribution, and is found in Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia (South America), where it grows on rotting wood.[2]

Galerina patagonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Hymenogastraceae
Genus:
Galerina
Species:
G. patagonica
Binomial name
Galerina patagonica
Singer (1954)

The fungus contains a laccase enzyme that has been investigated for possible used in bioremediation of chlorophenol-polluted environments.[3]

References
  1. Singer R. (1954). "Agaricales von Nahuel Huapi". Sydowia (in German). 8 (1–6): 100–157 (see p. 140).
  2. Laursen GA, Horak E, Taylor DL (2005). "Galerina patagonica Singer from Gondwanian mainland AU and NZ, their subantarctic islands, and Patagonia". Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of Japan. 49: 149.
  3. Tortella GR, Rubilar O, Gianfreda L, Valenzuela E, Diez MC (2008). "Enzymatic characterization of Chilean native wood-rotting fungi for potential use in the bioremediation of polluted environments with chlorophenols". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 24 (12): 2805–18. doi:10.1007/s11274-008-9810-7. hdl:10533/142003.


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