Gymnopilus chrysopellus

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Gymnopilus chrysopellus
Gymnopilus chrysopellus (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Murrill 846265.jpg
Gymnopilus chrysopellus in San Juan, Puerto Rico, US
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. chrysopellus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus chrysopellus
Gymnopilus chrysopellus
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svg Cap is convex
Adnexed gills icon2.svgAdnate gills icon2.svg Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic

Gymnopilus chrysopellus is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.

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Description

The cap is 2.5 to 4 centimetres (1.0 to 1.6 in) in diameter. [1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus chrysopellus has been found growing on dead wood in Cuba. [1]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. 1 2 Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 45–46. ISBN   0-945345-39-9.