부산대학교 도서관

Calvatia sporocristata, Gasteromycetes, is described and illustrated as a new species. Its taxonomic characters are discussed and compared with other closely related species of the genus. Few studies have been carried out on tropical Gasteromycetes. The new species here proposed has, as the main features: exoperidium corky, smooth, one-layered, pseudoparenchymatous; endoperidium thin, papyraceous, dextrinoid; subgleba cellular; capillitium septate, dissociated at the septal site, lycoperdon type, without pores, elastic and spores amigdaloid, 4-6 (-7) x 2.5-4.5 µm with spines aligned, forming crests, 0.8 µm high.Se describe e ilustra una especie nueva de Gasteromycete para Costa Rica, Calvatia sporocristata. Las características más importantes que distinguen esta nueva especie son: exoperidio corchoso, suave, uniestratificado, pseudoparenquimatoso; endoperidio delgado, papiráceo, dextrinoide; subgleba celular; capilicio septado, disociado en el septo, de tipo lycoperdon, sin poros, elástico y esporas amigdaloides, 4-6(-7) x 2.5-4.5 µm con equinulaciones alineadas formando crestas, 0,8-1 µm de altura.