Fungi named in 1953

Lactarius salmonicolor is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. It is native to Europe and North America. It has some culinary uses in parts of Europe.

Helvella costifera is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae. It produces distinctive cup-shaped fruiting bodies supported by a ribbed stalk. The fungus features greyish to greyish-brown caps with prominent yellowish-white ribs that extend from the hollow stalk and branch into forks on the cup's undersurface. First described scientifically in 1953, H. costifera has a widespread distribution across Europe, Asia, and North America, including China, Spain, Scandinavia, and Mexico.

Phellinus tremulae, the aspen bracket, is a species of polypore fungus in the family Hymenochaetaceae that grows on Populus tremula and on trembling aspen in Canada. The species was first described as Fomes igniarius f. tremulae by Appollinaris Semenovich Bondartsev in 1935. It causes the disease Aspen trunk rot.

Mycena overholtsii, commonly known as the snowbank fairy helmet or fuzzy foot, is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae. The mushrooms produced by the fungus are relatively large for the genus Mycena, with convex grayish caps up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter and stems up to 15 cm (6 in) long. The gills on the underside of the cap are whitish to pale gray, and initially closely spaced before becoming well-spaced at maturity after the cap enlarges. The mushrooms are characterized by the dense covering of white "hairs" on the base of the stem. M. overholtsii is an example of a snowbank

Homophron is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Psathyrellaceae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America and Australia. Species: Homophron camptopodum (Sacc.) Örstadius & E.Larss. Homophron cernuum (Vahl) Örstadius & E.Larss. Homophron particularis (Britzelm.) W.B.Cooke Homophron spadiceum (P.Kumm.) Örstadius & E.Larss.

Herpotrichiellaceae is a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. It contains 16 genera and about 270 species. The type genus of the family, Herpotrichiella, is now synonymous with Capronia. It contains human–pathogenic species.

The Didymosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. The family was erected by Anders Munk in 1953. Taxa have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are saprobic in both woody and herbaceous plants. Some species are parasitic on other fungi. The validity of the family as a distinct taxonomic unit was questioned in a 2014 publication that suggested that the genera Appendispora, Phaeodothis, Roussoella, and Verruculina should be moved into other families. The type genus is Didymosphaeria, circumscribed by Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Trichodelitschia is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeotrichaceae.

Mucronella flava is a species of fungus in the family Clavariaceae. It was originally described by English mycologist E. J. H. Corner in 1953. The teeth are 2–4 millimetres (1⁄16–3⁄16 in) long and grow in clumps 1–5 centimetres (1⁄2–2 in) across; dozens to hundreds of teeth can be found together. It may require microscopy to distinguish from M. pulchra. Phlebia aurea and P. uda are also similar. It grows on or under conifer logs in North America (on the West Coast and in the northeast).

Drosophila silvestris is a large species of fly in the family Drosophilidae that are primarily black with yellow spots. As a rare species of fruit fly endemic to Hawaii ("the Big Island"), the fly often experiences reproductive isolation. Despite barriers in nature, D. silvestris is able to breed with D. heteroneura to create hybrid flies in the laboratory. Male D. silvestris demonstrate many elaborate courtship displays like wing waving and courtship songs to attract females to their territories. To defend these territories, males behave aggressively and fight with one another. This species

Visit the page for more details.

Amanita fuliginea, commonly known as the east Asian brown death cap, is a species of deadly poisonous mushroom in the family Amanitaceae. The fruit bodies have convex, dark gray to blackish caps measuring 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter. The gills, largely free from attachment to the stipe, are white and have short gills (lamellulae) interspersed. The spores are roughly spherical, amyloid, and typically measure 8–11 by 7–9.5 μm. The species was described as new to science by Japanese mycologist Tsuguo Hongo in 1953. A. fuliginea is classified in Amanita section Phalloideae, which contains the

Xeromphalina fraxinophila is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae. It is a plant pathogen.

Wakefieldia is a genus of two species of fungi, generally thought to belong in the family Boletaceae, but a recent molecular study has shown that Wakefieldia macrospora is in fact not related to Boletales and belongs to family Hymenogastraceae.

Tremolecia is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Hymeneliaceae. Its two accepted species form thin crusts on rock and are recognised by their dark, cup-shaped fruiting bodies (apothecia). The better-known species, Tremolecia atrata, is widespread on iron-rich rocks in mountainous and arctic regions.

Pseudotyphula is a genus of fungus in the family Marasmiaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Pseudotyphula ochracea, found in North America. The genus was circumscribed by British mycologist E.J.H. Corner in 1953.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Aspergillus aculeatus is a fungus species in the genus Aspergillus. It has been implicated as the causative agent in plant disease. A. aculeatus belongs to the group of black Aspergilli which are important industrial workhorses. A. aculeatus belongs to the Nigri section. Aspergillus aculeatus is considered to be a ubiquitous species that could be usually isolated from rotting fruits and soil. Morphological characteristics such a color, size, shape and ornamentation of conidia are crucial for the classification of strains of black-spored Aspergillus species. Modern biochemical and molecular

Xeromphalina kauffmanii is a species of agaric fungus belonging to the Mycenaceae family. Found in North America, Costa Rica, and Japan, it was described as new to science in 1953. The type collection was made in Chelsea, Michigan, in June 1940. The specific epithet kauffmanii honors American mycologist Calvin Henry Kauffman.

Visit the page for more details.

Sydowia polyspora is a plant pathogen infecting Douglas firs. In Iceland, it has been reported to infect Larix russica, Pinus contorta and Pinus mugo. and on Rhododendron indicum.

Saksenaea vasiformis is an infectious fungus associated with cutaneous or subcutaneous lesions following trauma. It causes opportunistic infections as the entry of the fungus is through open spaces of cutaneous barrier ranging in severity from mild to severe or fatal. It lives in soils worldwide, but is considered as a rare human pathogen since only 38 cases were reported as of 2012. Saksenaea vasiformis usually fails to sporulate on the routine culture media, creating a challenge for early diagnosis, which is essential for a good prognosis. Infections are usually treated using a combination

Saksenaea is a genus of fungi in the Saksenaeaceae family. First described in 1953, the genus contains two pathogenic species capable of causing severe human infections. Originally, Saksenaea vasiformis was the only species in the genus. Later, two new species were proposed: S. erythrospora y S. oblongispora.

Visit the page for more details.

Visit the page for more details.

Cilioplea is a genus of fungi in the family Lophiostomataceae. The genus, circumscribed by Anders Munk in 1953, contains nine widespread species.

Visit the page for more details.