Fungi Australian Fungi Name Index (AFNI)

Showing Nyctalis mirabilis
Nyctalis mirabilis T.W.May , legitimate, scientific
May, T.W. & Fuhrer, B.A. (1995), Nyctalis mirabilis (Fungi: Agaricales), a new species from Australia. Muelleria 8: 386 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: “HOLOTYPE: Australia, Victoria, Eastern Highlands, Donna Buang Rd, Myrtle Creek, 37°42’S, 145°42’E, 10 Apr. 1986, T.W. May B-281 & B.A. Fuhrer (MEL 228691).”
  • Etymology: "The Latin epithet mirabilis (unusual, surprising) alludes both to the habit and also to the discovery of the species when other members of the genus have been known for so long."
Redhead, S.A. & Seifert, K.A. (2001), Asterophora Ditmar ex Link 1809 versus Nyctalis Fries 1825, and the status of Ugola Adanson 1763. Taxon 50: 250 [basionym]
basionym of: Asterophora mirabilis (T.W.May) Redhead & Seifert legitimate
AusFungi (2019), AusFungi 21 Jan. 2019: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Asterophora mirabilis (T.W.May) Redhead & Seifert legitimate