Leucocoprinus austrofragilis

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Leucocoprinus austrofragilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Leucocoprinus
Species:
L. austrofragilis
Binomial name
Leucocoprinus austrofragilis
Aberdeen (1992)
Leucocoprinus austrofragilis
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svg Cap is convex
Free gills icon2.svg Hymenium is free
Ring stipe icon.svg Stipe has a ring
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 Spore print is white to cream
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
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Leucocoprinus austrofragilis is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

It was first described in 1992 by the Australian mycologist John Errol Chandos Aberdeen who classified it as Leucocoprinus austrofragilis. [3]

Description

Leucocoprinus austrofragilis is a cream or very pale brown dapperling mushroom known from Australia.

Cap: 1-2.5cm wide, convex and flattening with membranous flesh. The surface is cream or very light brown with a dark brown umbo at the centre and minute brown scales across the entire surface which quickly vanish. The cap edges have striations. Stem: 3-3.5cm long and 1.5-2mm thick tapering upwards from the 2-3mm thick base. It is smooth and whitish with a slightly brown tint. The membranous stem ring is located below the middle of the stem (inferior) but is not persistent and may vanish. Gills: Free, crowded and white but discolouring slightly when dry. Spore print: Pale whitish, nearly white. Spores: Elliptical with a pore. Dextrinoid. 7-9 x 5.5-6 μm. [3]

Habitat and distribution

L. austrofragilis is scarcely recorded and little known. The specimens studied by Aberdeen were collected by A.B. Cribb in March 1963 who found them growing in grass during wet weather in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] The GBIF and the Atlas of Living Australia only have the single record submitted by Aberdeen as well as some unconfirmed observations from iNaturalist. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Fungorum - Leucocoprinus austrofragilis Aberdeen, Lepiotoid Genera (Agaricales) in South-Eastern Queensland (Queensland): 11 (1992)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. ↑ "Mycobank Database - Leucocoprinus austrofragilis".
  3. 1 2 3 Aberdeen, J. E. C. (1992). Lepiotoid genera (Agaricales) in south-eastern Queensland. Gailes, Qld.: L.E. Aberdeen. ISBN   0-9596526-4-7. OCLC   27617715.
  4. ↑ "Leucocoprinus austrofragilis Aberdeen". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Search: species: Leucocoprinus austrofragilis | Occurrence records | Atlas of Living Australia". biocache.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
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