Xerocomus silwoodensis
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Xerocomus silwoodensis is a species of fungus first described in 2007. It was first discovered by scientists on Silwood Campus, Imperial College, London
as was named after this accordingly. Its discovery on a campus of a leading academic institution has been used to show how little is known about many species. Its discovery was rated as the seventh best discovery of a new species in 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration. It has since been found at two other sites in the UK and also in France
and Italy
. It has therefore been asserted that it is a widespread but rare species.
DNA
analysis has shown it is closely related to X. subtomentosus it was probably previously overlooked due to its similar appearance. It has a strong preference in associating with Populus species whereas X. chrysonemus associates with Quercus, X. subtomentosus with broadleaved hosts and X. ferrugineus with conifers. Microscopically, the spores of X. silwoodensis resemble those of X. chrysonemus, but are difffernt from both X. subtomentosus and X. ferrugineus.
London
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as was named after this accordingly. Its discovery on a campus of a leading academic institution has been used to show how little is known about many species. Its discovery was rated as the seventh best discovery of a new species in 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration. It has since been found at two other sites in the UK and also in France
France
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and Italy
Italy
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. It has therefore been asserted that it is a widespread but rare species.
DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
analysis has shown it is closely related to X. subtomentosus it was probably previously overlooked due to its similar appearance. It has a strong preference in associating with Populus species whereas X. chrysonemus associates with Quercus, X. subtomentosus with broadleaved hosts and X. ferrugineus with conifers. Microscopically, the spores of X. silwoodensis resemble those of X. chrysonemus, but are difffernt from both X. subtomentosus and X. ferrugineus.