THE MATING SYSTEM OF MELANOTUS-TEXTILIS

Melanotus textilis (Strophariaceae), a small saprobic agaric, exhibits a bifactorial (tetrapolar) mating system based on the formation of cl amp connections. The mating system is the same as that of M. defraudat us but differs from that of M. hartiae, which is unifactorial (bipolar ). Matings from different populations of M. textilis show that the loc us controlling mating compatibility is multiallelic. Asexual reproduct ion by arthroconidia was also observed.