Leucocoprinus amanitoides

Leucocoprinus amanitoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Agaricaceae
Genus:	Leucocoprinus
Species:	L. amanitoides
Binomial name
	Leucocoprinus amanitoides; (R.M. Davis & Vellinga) Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang (2024)
Synonyms
	Leucoagaricus amanitoidesR.M. Davis & Vellinga(2006);

Last updated January 04, 2026

Leucocoprinus amanitoides is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. ^[1] It can be found in Central California. It is unusual amongst Leucocoprinus species as it has a volva.^[2]

Taxonomy

The species was described as Leucoagaricus amanitoides in 2006 by the mycologists R.M. Davis & Else Vellinga.^[2]

In 2024 the species was reclassified as Leucocoprinus amanitoides by the Chinese mycologists Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang.^[3]

References

↑ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus amanitoides (R.M. Davis & Vellinga) Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang, in Yang, Lin, Li, Li & Yang (2024)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
1 2 Vellinga, Else C.; Davis, R. Michael (2006). "Lepiotaceous fungi from California, USA. – 1. Leucoagaricus amanitoides sp. nov". Mycotaxon. 98: 197–204.
↑ YANG, KUN L.; LIN, JIA Y.; LI, GUANG-MEI; LI, TAIHUI; YANG, ZHU L. (2024-12-11). "Rediscovering Leucoagaricus sinicus, with the recognition of Leucoagaricus and Leucocoprinus as separate genera, and two new genera in Agaricaceae (Basidiomycota)". Phytotaxa. 676 (3): 199–255. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.676.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.

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[:1-1] "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus amanitoides (R.M. Davis & Vellinga) Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang, in Yang, Lin, Li, Li & Yang (2024)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2026-01-03.

[:0-2] 1 2 Vellinga, Else C.; Davis, R. Michael (2006). "Lepiotaceous fungi from California, USA. – 1. Leucoagaricus amanitoides sp. nov". Mycotaxon. 98: 197–204.

[3] YANG, KUN L.; LIN, JIA Y.; LI, GUANG-MEI; LI, TAIHUI; YANG, ZHU L. (2024-12-11). "Rediscovering Leucoagaricus sinicus, with the recognition of Leucoagaricus and Leucocoprinus as separate genera, and two new genera in Agaricaceae (Basidiomycota)". Phytotaxa. 676 (3): 199–255. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.676.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.

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