Arcangeliella Explained

Arcangeliella is a genus of gasteroid fungi in the family Russulaceae. Taxonomic and phylogenetic research has shown that it is very likely a synonym of Lactarius. The type species Arcangeliella borziana was moved to Lactarius in 2003. However, the genus name is still in use for several species for which new combinations have not yet been proposed.

The genus was circumscribed by Fridiano Cavara in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. ser.2, vol.7 on page 125 in 1900.

The genus name of Arcangeliella is in honour of Giovanni Arcangeli (1840–1921), who was an Italian botanist from Florence.^[1]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[2]

• Arcangeliella ambigua
• Arcangeliella beccarii
• Arcangeliella borziana
• Arcangeliella brunneola
• Arcangeliella claridgei
• Arcangeliella corkii
• Arcangeliella curtisii
• Arcangeliella daucina
• Arcangeliella ellipsoidea
• Arcangeliella laevis
• Arcangeliella luteocarnea
• Arcangeliella magna
• Arcangeliella major
• Arcangeliella mitsueae
• Arcangeliella occidentalis
• Arcangeliella rosea
• Arcangeliella socialis
• Arcangeliella tenax

Former species; (assume all are Russulaceae family, unless noted)^[2]

• A. africana = Neosecotium africanum, Agaricaceae family
• A. alveolata = Zelleromyces alveolatus
• A. asterosperma = Octaviania asterosperma, Boletaceae
• A. asterosperma var. depauperata = Octaviania depauperata, Boletaceae
• A. asterosperma var. hololeuca = Octaviania asterosperma, Boletaceae
• A. australiensis = Zelleromyces australiensis
• A. behrii = Xerocomellus behrii, Boletaceae
• A. behrii var. caudata = Xerocomellus behrii, Boletaceae
• A. campbelliae = Cortinarius campbelliae, Cortinariaceae
• A. camphorata = Lactarius silviae,
• A. caudata = Chamonixia caudata, Boletaceae
• A. crassa = Lactarius crassus
• A. cremea = Russula dodgei
• A. crichtonii = Lactarius crichtonii
• A. densa = Lactarius densus
• A. densa = Lactarius densus
• A. desjardinii = Lactarius desjardinii
• A. dolichocaulis = Lactarius dolichocaulis
• A. gardneri = Lactarius gardneri
• A. giennensis = Lactarius giennensis
• A. glabrella = Zelleromyces glabrellus
• A. hepaticus = Lactarius beatonii
• A. josserandii = Lactarius josserandii
• A. krjukowensis = Russula krjukowensis
• A. krjukowensis var. michailowskiana = Russula krjukowensis
• A. lactarioides = Lactarius lactarioides
• A. lactifera = Zelleromyces lactifer
• A. majus = Arcangeliella major
• A. malaiensis = Zelleromyces malaiensis
• A. nana = Hymenogaster nanus, Hymenogastraceae
• A. nanjingensis = Russula nanjingensis
• A. oregonensis = Zelleromyces oregonensis
• A. papyracea = Zelleromyces papyraceus
• A. parva = Lactarius paulus
• A. pilosa = Russula pilosa
• A. pterospora = Zelleromyces pterosporus
• A. ramispina = Zelleromyces ramispinus
• A. ravenelii = Zelleromyces ravenelii
• A. rogersonii = Zelleromyces rogersonii
• A. saylorii = Lactarius saylorii
• A. scissilis = Zelleromyces scissilis
• A. sculptispora = Zelleromyces sculptisporus
• A. seminuda = Russula seminuda
• A. soederstroemii = Octaviania soderstromii, Boletaceae
• A. stephensii = Lactarius stephensii
• A. stephensii var. borziana = Lactarius borzianus
• A. tasmanica = Octaviania tasmanica, Boletaceae
• A. texta = Lactarius textus
• A. variegata = Lactarius variegatus
• A. versicaulis = Zelleromyces versicaulis
• A. violacea = Cortinarius subviolaceus, Cortinariaceae
• A. volemoides = Lactarius borzianus
• A. vulvaria = Clathrogaster vulvarius, Hysterangiaceae

Notes and References

1. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
2. Web site: Arcangeliella - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 28 December 2022.