Biology:Leucocybe
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Short description: Genus of fungi
| Leucocybe | |
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| Leucocybe connata | |
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| Family: | Tricholomataceae sensu lato
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| Genus: | Leucocybe Vizzini, P.Alvarado, G.Moreno, & Consiglio (2015)
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| Leucocybe candicans (Pers.) Vizzini, P.Alvarado, G.Moreno, & Consiglio (2015)
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Leucocybe is a recently defined mushroom genus in the family Tricholomataceae (in the broad sense). The species resemble Clitocybe and grow in forests or disturbed areas.[1]
Etymology
The name Leucocybe is derived from ancient Greek leuco- referring to the color white, and -cybe, a reference to head or cap.[1]
Species
The 3 species in the genus are the following.[2]
- L. candicans (Pers.) Vizzini, P. Alvarado, G. Moreno & Consiglio (2015) - formerly Clitocybe candicans.
- L. connata (Schumach.) Vizzini, P. Alvarado, G. Moreno & Consiglio (2015) - formerly Lyophyllum connatum or Clitocybe connata.[3]
- L. houghtonii (W. Phillips) Halama & Pencak. (2017)
Leucocybe candicans is the type species.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Atractosporocybe, Leucocybe and Rhizocybe, three new clitocyboid genera in the Tricholomatoid clade (Agaricales) with notes on Clitocybe and Lepista". Mycologia 107 (1): 123–36. 2015. doi:10.3852/13-369. PMID 25344261. http://www.mycologia.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=25344261. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- ↑ "Leucocybe page". Species Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp?strGenus=Leucocybe. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ↑ Funga Nordica Agaricoid, boletoid and cyphelloid genera. Copenhagen: Nordsvamp. 2008. p. 394. ISBN 978-87-983961-3-0.
Wikidata ☰ Q19597734 entry
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