Morchella meiliensis
Morchella meiliensis is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae native to China.
Taxonomy
The species was described as new to science in 2006. The specific epithet meiliensis refers to Meili Snow Mountain in Yunnan, where the type specimen was collected.Description
The fruit bodies are with a conical cap measuring tall by wide. The surface has vertically arranged ridges that are dark brown to black in colour, while the rectangular to quadrangular pits between the ridges are merulioid and yellowish in colour. The flesh is thin, and lacks any distinctive taste or odour. The cylindrical stipe measures tall by thick. Initially whitish, it turns yellowish with a waxy sheen when dry.In deposit, ascospores are smooth, ellipsoid, hyaline, and measure 4.7–5.1 by 5.2–5.7 μm. They are thin-walled and contain oil droplets. Asci are eight-spored, cylindrical, and hyaline, and have dimensions of 5.2–5.9 μm long by 91–94 μm long. The paraphyses are dark, club-shaped, and measure 4.2–5.2 by 40–65 μm.