Biology:Volvariella leucocalix
| Volvariella leucocalix | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pluteaceae |
| Genus: | Volvariella |
| Species: | V. leucocalix
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvariella leucocalix Sá and Wartchow (2016)
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| Volvariella leucocalix | |
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 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is umbonate |
 | hymenium is free |
 | stipe has a volva |
 | spore print is salmon |
 | edibility: unknown |
Volvariella leucocalix is a species of fungus in the family Pluteaceae. Its name is attributed to the white volva pertaining to the species. More specifically, the name comes from the Greek words, ‘leuco’, meaning a whitish color, and ‘calix’, meaning cup. First described by Sa MCA and Felipe Wartchow in 2016 as a species of Volvariella.[1]
Description
The sporocarp is small and has a fuliginous brown umbonate cap with a diameter of 26 mm. The stem is white and becomes narrower the farther up it is and is hollow at its apex. Based on a sample of 30 basidiospores, it was found that their length ranged from 5–5.6 × 2.6–3.6 µm, with an average length 5.2 µm for a single basidiome, the spores are also are ellipsoid to elongate and pinkish/salmon in color.
References
- ↑ Sá, Mca (2016). "Volvariella leucocalix (Pluteaceae), a new species from Brazilian semiarid region". Mycosphere 7 (1): 30–35. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/7/1/3. http://www.mycosphere.org/pdf/Mycosphere_7_1_3.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q106537462 entry
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