Biology:Omphalotus mexicanus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Omphalotus mexicanus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Omphalotaceae
Genus: Omphalotus
Species:
O. mexicanus
Binomial name
Omphalotus mexicanus
Guzmán & V.Mora (1984)

Omphalotus mexicanus is a gilled basidiomycete mushroom in the family Marasmiaceae. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science in 1984.[1] Fruit bodies contain the toxic compounds illudin S and illudin M.[2]

Found in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, its fruiting bodies are an unusual dark blue tinted with yellow.[3]

References

  1. "Agaricales poco conocidos en el Estado de Morelos" (in Spanish). Boletín de la Sociedad Mexicana de Micología 18: 115–39. 1983. ISSN 0085-6223. 
  2. "Chemotaxonomical and morphological observations in the genus Omphalotus (Omphalotaceae)". Persoonia 17 (4): 583–600. 2002. 
  3. Petersen, Ronald H.; Hughes, Karen W. (1997). "Mating systems in Omphalotus (Paxillaceae, Agaricales)". Plant Systematics and Evolution 211 (3–4): 217–29. doi:10.1007/bf00985360. ISSN 0378-2697. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7090733 entry