Biology:Gymnopilus areolatus
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Gymnopilus areolatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. areolatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus areolatus Murrill (1913)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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| Gymnopilus areolatus | |
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 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is convex |
 | hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
| edibility: can cause allergic reactions | |
Gymnopilus areolatus is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was first formally described by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill, from specimens collected in Cuba.
Description
The cap is 3 to 7 centimetres (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter.[2]
Habitat and distribution
Gymnopilus areolatus typically grows clumped together on stumps, and logs of hardwoods and palms. It is found in Cuba in May and September.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "GSD Species Synonymy: Gymnopilus areolatus Murrill, Mycologia 5(1): 24 (1913)". Species Fungorum. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/GSD/GSDspecies.asp?RecordID=198728.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q5624714 entry
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