Leucocoprinus holospilotus

Last updated

Leucocoprinus holospilotus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Leucocoprinus
Species:
L. holospilotus
Binomial name
Leucocoprinus holospilotus
(Berk & Broome) D.A. Reid (1990)
Synonyms

Agaricus holospilotus Berk & Broome (1871)
Lepiota holospilota Sacc (1887)
Mastocephalus holospilotus Kuntze (1891)
Leucoagaricus holospilotus Bon (1993)

Contents

Leucocoprinus holospilotus
Information icon.svg
Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Campanulate cap icon.svgFlat cap icon.svg Cap is campanulate or flat
Free gills icon2.svg Hymenium is free
Ring stipe icon.svg Stipe has a ring
Transparent spore print icon.svg
 Spore print is white
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
Mycomorphbox Question.pngEdibility is unknown

Leucocoprinus holospilotus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. [1] [2]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1871 by the British mycologists Miles Joseph Berkeley & Christopher Edmund Broome who classified it as Agaricus holospilotus. [3]

It 1887 it was classified as Lepiota holospilota by the Italian botanist and mycologist Pier Andrea Saccardo [4] and then as Mastocephalus holospilotus in 1891 by the German botanist Otto Kunze. [5]

In 1990 it was classified as Leucocoprinus holospilotus by the British mycologist Derek Reid [6] and whilst the French mycologist Marcel Bon classified it as Leucoagaricus holospilotus in 1993 [7] it is the Leucocoprinus placement which is currently accepted in Species Fungorum and Mycobank, though this may be erroneous. This taxonomic history is very similar to other species in the Leucocoprinus and Leucoagaricus genera due to the similarities between some of these species making them hard to place.

Description

Leucocoprinus holospilotus is a small dapperling mushroom with white or pale yellow flesh.

Cap: 3–5 cm wide. Starts bulbous before expanding to campanulate or flat with a slightly raised centre and striations at the cap edges. The flesh is thicker and firmer than similar species and up to 4mm at the centre of cap. The cap surface is white and silky with dark red tones which deepen when dry. It is covered in brownish-purple scales (squamules) which are sparsely scattered at the cap edges and more densely packed together at the centre disc. Gills: Free, crowded, pale yellow in colour and may bruise orange. Stem: 5–11 cm tall and 3–10mm thick sometimes with a slightly wider base. The interior of the stem is white or pale yellow and hollow whilst the exterior is pale brown with fine brownish-purple squamules similar to those of the cap. These occur both above and below the persistent, descending stem ring which is located in the middle of the stem (median). It is white but also exhibits brownish-purple squamules at the edges. Spores: Ovoid to ellipsoid. Dextrinoid. 7–8.5 x 4.5–5.7 μm. [8]

Habitat and distribution

L. holospilotus is scarcely recorded, little known and may be confused with numerous other Leucocoprinus or Leucoagaricus species.

Its full distribution is unclear however the specimens studied in 1887 by Saccardo were from the Ceylon region of India and found growing on the ground. [4] It has also been found in the Kerala region of India in 2003. [9]

Related Research Articles

<i>Leucocoprinus fragilissimus</i> Species of fungus

Leucocoprinus fragilissimus, commonly known as the fragile dapperling, is a species of gilled mushroom in the family Agaricaceae.

<i>Leucocoprinus cretaceus</i> Species of fungus

Leucocoprinus cretaceus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It is likely tropical in origin although it was first documented in Europe where it was often found growing in greenhouses and bark beds. However many early observations conflate this species with Leucocoprinus birnbaumii or Leucocoprinus cepistipes despite sharing only some superficial similarities. This fungus is quite versatile even for a saprotroph and is often found growing in clusters on woodchips, sawdust and compost heaps as well as directly from the ground or on trees. It may also appear in plant pots and greenhouses in colder countries in which it is not well equipped to survive outside.

<i>Leucocoprinus ianthinus</i> Species of fungus

Leucocoprinus ianthinus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Like several other Leucocoprinus species it may have originated in a tropical climate but now finds a home in plant pots, greenhouses and compost piles in many countries. It is not seen in plant pots with the same kind of regularity as the well known Leucocoprinus birnbaumii and not seen in the wild as frequently as Leucocoprinus brebissonii.

Leucocoprinus straminellus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Like other Leucocoprinus species it may have originated in a tropical climate but now finds a home in plant pots, greenhouses and compost piles in many countries. Leucocoprinus straminellus is described as being similar to the more commonly known Leucocoprinus birnbaumii but it is smaller and a lighter shade of yellow with smaller spores that lack a germ pore. It is also described as being superficially similar to Leucocoprinus fragilissimus but slightly more robust with flesh that is less translucent.

<i>Leucoagaricus meleagris</i> Species of fungus

Leucoagaricus meleagris is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus cygneus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus brunnescens is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus biornatus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus bakeri is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus velutipes is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus zeylanicus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

<i>Macrolepiota zeyheri</i> Species of fungus

Macrolepiota zeyheri is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. In the Kilendu dialect it is known as djilo and in the Kilur dialect it is called n'volo mighom.

Leucocoprinus magnusianus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus viridiflavoides is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It may still be known as Leucoagaricus viridiflavoides.

Leucocoprinus inflatus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus russoceps is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus bulbipes is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus antillarum is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Leucocoprinus gandour is a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

<i>Leucoagaricus croceovelutinus</i> Species of fungus

Leucoagaricus croceovelutinus is a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

References

  1. ↑ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus holospilotus (Berk. & Broome) D.A. Reid, Mycol. Res. 94(5): 648 (1990)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. ↑ "Mycobank Database - Leucocoprinus holospilotus".
  3. ↑ Linnean Society of London.; London, Linnean Society of (1871). "On the Fungi of Ceylon". The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany. Vol. 11. London : the Society: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green. p. 497.
  4. 1 2 Saccardo, P. A.; Traverso, G. B.; Trotter, A. (1887). "Agaricineae, Leucosporse, Lepiota". Sylloge fungorum omnium hucusque cognitorum. Vol. 5. Patavii: sumptibus auctoris. p. 53.
  5. ↑ Kuntze, Otto (1891). Revisio generum plantarum:vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum ... Vol. 2. Leipzig: A. Felix [etc.] p. 860.
  6. ↑ Reid, Derek A. (1990-07-01). "The Leucocoprinus badhamii complex in Europe: species which redden on bruising or become green in ammonia fumes". Mycological Research. 94 (5): 648. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80666-7. ISSN   0953-7562.
  7. ↑ "Species Fungorum - Leucoagaricus holospilotus (Berk. & Broome) Bon, Docums Mycol. 23(no. 91): 33 (1993)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  8. ↑ Pegler, D. N. (1972). "A Revision of the Genus Lepiota from Ceylon". Kew Bulletin. 27 (1): 174–175. Bibcode:1972KewBu..27..155P. doi:10.2307/4117880. ISSN   0075-5974. JSTOR   4117880.
  9. ↑ Arun Kumar, T. K.; Manimohan, P. (2009-07-16). "The genera Leucoagaricus and Leucocoprinus (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) in Kerala State, India". Mycotaxon. 108 (1): 385–428. doi: 10.5248/108.385 . ISSN   0093-4666.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.