Biology:Leucocoprinus inflatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucocoprinus |
| Species: | L. inflatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocoprinus inflatus Raithelh. (1987)
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Leucocoprinus inflatus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
Taxonomy
It was described in 1987 by the mycologist Jörg Raithelhuber who classified it as Leucocoprinus inflatus.[3]
Raithelhuber cites the basionym Lepiota trombophora Berk. & Broome ss. Johannes Rick in Iheringia : Série Botânica 8 - Basidiomycetes Eubasidii in Rio Grande do Sul - Brasilia. 5, Agaricaceae however this Lepiota species is not recorded in Species Fungorum or Mycobank. Raithelhuber states that the species described by Rick is not the same as that described by Berk. & Broome and notes that no preserved material from Rick exists for this species so the description upon which the reclassification as Leucocoprinus is based is a copy of that provided by Rick.
Description
Leucocoprinus inflatus is a small dapperling mushroom.
Cap: 2.5-3.5cm wide with thin, almost membranous flesh and striations across almost the entire cap. The surface is pale with black fibrous scales and a very dark umbo. Stem: 3.5-4.5cm long, 3mm wide at the top and 7mm at the bulbous base. The surface is white with a powdery coating and the stem ring is white, wide and hanging. Gills: White but discolouring slightly yellow with age. Somewhat distant and bulging in the middle with denticulate edges. Spores: Smooth with a visible pore. 10-12 x 7-9 µm.[3]
Etymology
The specific epithet inflatus is Latin for swollen up.[4]
Habitat and distribution
The specimens were found growing on the ground in Brazil.[3]
References
- ↑ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus inflatus Raithelh., Metrodiana 15(2): 39 (1987)". http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/GSDSpecies.asp?RecordID=131449.
- ↑ "Mycobank Database - Leucocoprinus inflatus". https://www.mycobank.org/page/Name%20details%20page/name/Leucocoprinus%20inflatus.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Die Gattung Leucocoprinus in Den A B C - Staaten". Metrodiana 15 (2): 39. 10 August 1987.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-00919-3. https://www.agrifs.ir/sites/default/files/Latin%20for%20Gardeners%2C%20Over%203%2C000%20Plant%20Names%20Explained%20and%20Explored%20%7BLorraine%20Harrison%7D%20%5B9780226009193%5D%20%282012%29_0.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q107990116 entry
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