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Bot. Mater. Inst. Sporov. Rast. Glavn. Bot. Sada RSFSR 2:35. 1923
The description has nothing in the way of critical details to permit a decision on
the taxonomic status of the variety. From Shkorbatov’s later (1927:82) account, this
variety is probably nothing more than a representative of Saprolegnia ferax.
Saprolegnia xylophila Kützing
Phycologia Generalis, p. 157, pl. 2. 1843
It is very likely, if one may judge from illustrations, that Kützing had indeed
observed a watermold (perhaps a mixture) to which he applied this name. The apices of
some filaments, for example, are illustrated as containing spore-like bodies. The
description does not convey the impression of a watermold, and nothing in later
accounts (1845, 1849) by Kützing adds any information on which to base a decision on
the affinities of the organism. The fasciculate nature of the filaments of S. xylophila
recall some of the Fungi Imperfecti, and this is strengthened by taking into account the
substratum on which the fungus was found: decaying wood (in stagnant water). Too
ill-defined to be identified.
Scoliolegnia depauperata Dick
J. Gen. Microbiol. 65:326. 1971
There are no illustrations or description of this species. The name first appears in
Table 1 of Dick’s 1971(c) publication, and in 1973 (p. 141), he refers to it as a nomen
nudum.
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