Leucoagaricus griseosquamosus

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Leucoagaricus griseosquamosus
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Leucoagaricus
Species:
L. griseosquamosus
Binomial name
Leucoagaricus griseosquamosus
Sysouph. & Thongkl. (2022)
Leucoagaricus griseosquamosus
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Gills icon.pnggills on hymenium
Umbonate cap icon.svgFlat cap icon.svg cap is umbonate or flat
Free gills icon2.svg hymenium is free
Ring stipe icon.svg stipe has a ring
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spore print is white
Saprotrophic fungus.svgecology is saprotrophic
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Leucoagaricus griseosquamosus is a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

It was described in 2022 by the mycologists Phongeun Sysouphanthong and Naritsada Thongklang who classified it as Leucoagaricus griseosquamosus. [3]

Description

Leucoagaricus griseosquamosus is a small dapperling mushroom with thin (1mm thick) white flesh that discolours reddish-white when cut.

Cap: 1–2 cm wide, umbonate and expanding to flat with a slight umbo. The surface is white and covered with grey to greyish-brown scales which are darker at the smooth or slightly coarse umbo. It discolours reddish-white when touched or damaged. The margins are straight and have white fibrils and sulcate striations when mature. Gills: Free, moderately crowded and white. They are 2-4mm wide, have an eroded edge and bulge in the middle (ventricose). When touched they discolour reddish-white. Stem: 2.3-3.3 cm long and 2.5-3.5mm thick, cylindrical and tapering upwards slightly from the slightly wider base. The surface is white with a white fibrillose coating and likewise discolours reddish-white when touched and the interior is hollow with white fibrils inside. The white, fibrillose stem ring is located towards the top of the stem (superior) but is fragile and may disappear when mature. Spore print: White. Spores: 6–7.5 x 4-4.5 μm. Ellipsoidal to ovoid with a slightly thick wall. Hyaline. Dextrinoid, congophilous, cyanophilous and metachromatic. Basidia: 14-17 x 7-8 μm. Clavate, 4 spored. [3]

Etymology

The specific epithet griseosquamosus derives from the Latin griseus meaning grey and squamosa meaning scales. [4] This refers to the colour of scales on the cap of the mushrooms. [3]

Habitat and distribution

The specimens studied were found in deciduous forests in Laos during the rainy season where they were growing solitary or in small groups on soil. [3]

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References

  1. "Species fungorum - Leucoagaricus griseosquamosus Sysouph. & Thongkl". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. "Mycobank Database - Leucoagaricus griseosquamosus".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sysouphanthong, P; Thongklang, N (2022). "Two new species of Leucoagaricus (Agaricaceae) from the Lao People's Democratic Republic" (PDF). Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology (Journal of Fungal Biology). 12: 65–74. doi:10.5943/cream/12/1/6 via www.creamjournal.org.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners (PDF). University of Chicago Press. ISBN   978-0-226-00919-3.