Blasiphalia

 ( Repetobasidiaceae ) 

Blasiphalia is a fungal genus in the family Repetobasidiaceae. A monotypic genus, it contains the honey colored omphalinoid agaric [1], Blasiphalia pseudogrisella, which grows with the Marchantiophyta genus Blasia. phylogenetics related agarics are in the genera Rickenella, Gyroflexus, Loreleia, Cantharellopsis and Contumyces, as well as the stipitate-stereoid genera Muscinupta and Cotylidia and clavarioid genus, Alloclavaria. Blasiphalia is most similar to Rickenella and Contumyces, and was only just recognized as a distinct genus in 2007 based upon molecular analysis. The fungus is unique in parasitism Blasia[2] by forming clasping appresoria on its host's . Its also germinate on the host's gemmae and clasp them and therefore can be disseminated together with the gemmae.

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Etymology Blasiphalia is a nonsense, nontraditionally formulated name vaguely referring to the liverwort genus Blasia and a fragment of the word 'omphalia' in reference to previous classifications that would place it in Omphalina.

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