Biology:Deconica inquilina

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Short description: Species of fungus

Deconica inquilina
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Deconica
Species:
D. inquilina
Binomial name
Deconica inquilina
Deconica inquilina
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Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex or conical
hymenium is adnate or sinuate
stipe has a cortina
spore print is purple-brown
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: unknown

Deconica inquilina is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. Formerly a member of the genus Psilocybe (well known for its psilocybin containing members), this species belonged to the non-blueing (non-hallucinogenic) clade[1] and was consequently moved to Deconica in 2009.[2]

Deconica inquilina spores 1000x
Deconica inquilina cheilocystidia 1000x


Habitat and distribution

Deconica inquilina is found growing on decaying grass. It is very widely distributed, reported from North America, South America and Europe.[3]

References

  1. "One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23 (3): 357–400. 2002. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00027-1. PMID 12099793. 
  2. Norvell L. (2009). "Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi: 15". Mycotaxon 110: 487–92. doi:10.5248/110.487. http://www.ima-mycology.org/CFF/pdf/Fungi-15.pdf. 
  3. "The Hallucinogenic and Nonhallucinogenic Species of the Genus Psilocybe Fayod (Basidiomycotina) in Washington State, USA: New Records and a New Species". International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms 7 (4): 583–589. 2005. doi:10.1615/intjmedmushr.v7.i4.80. 


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