Biology:Entoloma moserianum

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Short description: Species of fungus

Entoloma moserianum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Entolomataceae
Genus: Entoloma
Species:
E. moserianum
Binomial name
Entoloma moserianum
Noordel. (1983)

Entoloma moserianum is a species of fungus in the family Entolomataceae. Found in the Netherlands where it grows on the ground in deciduous forests, it was described as new to science in 1983 by Machiel Noordeloos. The species is classified in Entoloma section Entoloma, and is similar to E. sinuatum. The fruit bodies of E. moserianum are characterized by pale colors, yellow spots on the cap, gills, and stipe, and gill edges that are partially to completely sterile. Its spores measure 9.3–11.5 by 8.1–9.3 μm[1] The specific epithet honors Austrian mycologist Meinhard Michael Moser.[2]

See also

References

  1. Noordeloos ME. (1983). "Studies in Entoloma 9. On two new European species in section Entoloma". Sydowia 36: 208–212. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Sydowia_36_0208-0212.pdf. 
  2. "In memoriam Meinhard M. Moser (1924–2002)". Mycological Progress 1 (4): 331–334. 2002. doi:10.1007/s11557-006-0030-y. 

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