Trichia botrytis var. cerifera G. Lister, J. Bot.

Lado, Carlos & Basanta, Diana Wrigley De, 2018, Typification of the myxomycete taxa described by the Listers and preserved at the Natural History Museum, London (BM), Phytotaxa 341 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

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scientific name	Trichia botrytis var. cerifera G. Lister, J. Bot.
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Trichia botrytis var. cerifera G. Lister, J. Bot. View in CoL 53: 211. 1915

= Trichia botrytis (J.F. Gmel.) Pers., Neues Mag. Bot. View in CoL 1: 89. 1794

— Lectotypus (designated here): NEW ZEALAND. North Island, Bay of Plenty, Mamaku , 38º05’43”S 176º04’43”E, Sep 1914, W. N GoogleMaps . Cheesman ( BM 3666 !, BM001089764 + one slide BM s.n.!, WNC A49 , BM001089173 ) . Syntypus: AUSTRALIA. New South Wales, Moruya , 35º54’40ºS 150º04’50”E, Sep 1914, W. N GoogleMaps . Cheesman ( BM 3667 !, BM001247145 ) .

BM 3666 / Trichia botrytis Pers. / var. cerifera / New Zealand 9.1914/ W.N. Cheesman/ BM001089764 [box dated 13 JAN. 1921] + one slide WNC A49/ Trichia / botrytis Pers / var. cerifera / Mamaku N.Z./ 9.14/ XXXV.106/ BM001089173. BM 3667 / Trichia botrytis Pers. / var. cerifera / New South Wales 9.1914/ W.N. Cheesman/ BM001247145.

NOTES: In the paper on the Mycetozoa of Australia and New Zealand, G. Lister (1915b: 210–211) commented on this variety “Besides the typical form Mr. Cheesman has obtained two gatherings (from Moruya, N.S.W., and Mamaku, N.Z.) of a curious variety” and added later “I have known this variety for many years; it has been found in various parts of England, in Scotland, and in Wales ”.

In BM two boxes were located, (BM 3666 and BM 3667) with material from New Zealand and New South Wales [ Australia], that correspond to those in the publication and so are original material. We designate BM 3666

as the lectotype as it is in better condition and more representative of the species. There is also a slide of this sample (WNC A49). There are comments in notebook XXXV: 106 ( New Zealand) and XXXV: 127–128 (Australian material) and illustrations. The var. cerifera has currently no taxonomic value, and was questioned by Gulielma Lister in the third edition of the monograph ( Lister 1925) , who considered it “may possibly be a form resulting from weather conditions”.