Zhuliangomyces illinitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Zhuliangomyces
Species:
Z. illinitus
Binomial name
Zhuliangomyces illinitus
(Fries) Redhead[1]
Synonyms
  • Agaricus illinitus
  • Limacella illinita
  • Mastocephalus illinitus
Limacella illinita
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is free
Stipe is bare
Spore print is cream to white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown

Zhuliangomyces illinitus is a mushroom-forming fungus species of genus Zhuliangomyces in the family Amanitaceae in the order Agaricales. It has been known most recently as Limacella illinita. Also known previously as Agaricus illinitus and Mastocephalus illinitus. This fungus is known for its distinctive slimy cap. Z. illinitus is commonly known as the dripping slimecap or the overflowing slimy stem.[1]

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Zhuliangomyces illinitus was originally described by Elias M. Fries in 1812 as a member of Lepiota, and later changed (again by Fries) in 1874 to the subgroup Viscosae.[2] Amanitella Maire reclassified Agaricus illinitus as Limacella illinita in 1914.[2] Z. illinitus is part of the Amanitaceae family, with its closest relatives being the Limacella and Amanita genera, the species originally belonging to the Limacella genus until 2018.[3] Though Zhuliangomyces’s placement was originally based on the similar morphologies between itself and the Amanita genus, a phylogenetic analysis performed in 2000 confirmed this through both maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood analyses.[4]

In 2018, a study proposed splitting the Limacella genus into three separate genera, due to morphological differences in members’ stipes and pileus structures, with L. illinita being reclassified as Myxoderma illinitum.[5] Due to the pre-existence of a Cyanobacteria clade by the same name, the new genera was then renamed Zhuliangomyces by Scott A. Redhead, giving Myxoderma illinitum the new classification Zhuliangomyces illinitus.[6]

Morphology

Members of the Z. illinitus species generally have white or gray-brown, convex caps, which range between 2–7 cm in width. The caps typically become plane with age. The flesh and gills of the fruiting body is white. The gills are free from the stalk and produce a white spore print. The stalk is typically 5–10 cm long and can stain brown when bruised. Microscopically, the spores of the species are between 4–6.5 um, smooth, and spherical.[7]

Most notably, the fruiting body’s cap is covered with a thick, translucent veil of slime when fresh. This slime is part of the universal veil of the fungus that does not leave the volva when mature.[7] This slimy veil is a key difference between the Zhuliangomyces genus and its relative Amanita. Another difference between the two is that the uppermost layer of hyphae of Z. illinitus’ pileus is composed of narrow, subcylindrical terminal cells.[5] For the newly defined Zhuliangomyces, the key difference between members of this genus and the Limacella genus is the lack of a rudimentary annulus and the presence of slimy, smooth stalk.[5]

View of stipe, gills, and cap of Z. illinitus.

Ecology

According to Hutchinson (1998), the fungus was expected to be facultatively mycorrhizal, in which the fungus draws its nutrients from a symbiotic relationship with plant roots. However, in a laboratory setting, it was found that this species does not form ectomycorrhizal relationships with plant roots.[3] It has since been assumed that the members of this species are saprobic, although more research is required to fully determine this. This mushroom can be found in North America, parts of Europe, and China.[8] It is typically found scattered in temperate mixed forests, swamps, and grass lawns, growing in scattered formations.[8]

Biology

Zhuliangomyces illinitus is not currently considered economically important for humans, and its full ecological impact is unknown. In 2007, a study identified 4 unique bioactive compounds produced by Z. illinitus in vitro.[9] Two illinitones (compounds 1 and 2) and one limcellone (compound 3), along with compound 4a, 11-Desoxyeleganthol, were isolated from the fermentative product of Z. illinitus. Compounds 2 and 3 exhibited some cytotoxic effects, while Compound 1 exhibited nematocidal activity when introduced to Caenorhabditis elegans. Compounds 1 and 3 both also inhibited the growth of plant shoots at high concentrations, with Compound 1 also affecting root growth.[9] The biological activity of Compound 4a remains undescribed. None of the isolated molecules displayed any antibacterial properties.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Limacella illinita". Amanitaceae.org.
  2. 1 2 "Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters. v.30 (1944)". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  3. 1 2 Hutchison, Leonard J. (1988). "Notes on Limacella Illinita in Pure Culture". Mycologia. 80 (1): 111–114. doi:10.1080/00275514.1988.12025507. ISSN 0027-5514.
  4. ↑ Moncalvo, Jean-Marc; Lutzoni, François M.; Rehner, Stephen A.; Johnson, Jacqui; Vilgalys, Rytas (2000). "Phylogenetic Relationships of Agaric Fungi Based on Nuclear Large Subunit Ribosomal DNA Sequences". Systematic Biology. 49 (2): 278–305. doi:10.1093/sysbio/49.2.278. ISSN 1076-836X.
  5. 1 2 3 Yang, Cai, & Cui (2018). "Phylogeny, diversity and morphological evolution of Amanitaceae". Biosystematics and Ecology. 34: 359–380.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Genus Record Details". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  7. 1 2 Bessette, Alan E.; Bessette, Arleen F.; Lewis, David P. (2019-12-31). Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States: A Field Guide to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. University of Texas Press. doi:10.7560/318157. ISBN 978-1-4773-1816-4.
  8. 1 2 Cui, Yang-Yang; Cai, Qing; Tang, Li-Ping; Liu, Jian-Wei; Yang, Zhu L. (2018). "The family Amanitaceae: molecular phylogeny, higher-rank taxonomy and the species in China". Fungal Diversity. 91 (1): 5–230. doi:10.1007/s13225-018-0405-9. ISSN 1560-2745.
  9. 1 2 3 Gruhn, Nina; Schoettler, Sylvia; Sterner, Olov; Anke, Timm (2007-12-01). "Biologically Active Metabolites from the Basidiomycete Limacella illinita (Fr.) Murr". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 62 (11–12): 808–812. doi:10.1515/znc-2007-11-1206. ISSN 1865-7125.
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