Leucocoprinus munnarensis

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Leucocoprinus munnarensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Leucocoprinus
Species:
L. munnarensis
Binomial name
Leucocoprinus munnarensis
Leucocoprinus munnarensis
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Convex cap icon.svgFlat cap icon.svg Cap is convex or flat
Free gills icon2.svg Hymenium is free
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 Spore print is white
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
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Leucocoprinus munnarensis is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

It was first described in 2009 by the Indian mycologists T.K. Arun Kumar & Patinjareveettil Manimohan who classified it as Leucocoprinus munnarensis. [3]

Description

Leucocoprinus munnarensis is a small dapperling mushroom with thin (up to 1mm thick) whitish flesh which discolours brown.

Cap: 2.7-5.1cm wide with a white, convex cap which may flatten with age. It is covered in scattered fine dark grey or blackish scales (squamules) which are sparse at the edge of the cap and concentrated more towards the umbonate centre disc. It is striate towards the edges of the cap which curves inward at first and later flattens or erodes. Gills: Free, crowded and whitish. Stem: 5-8cm tall and 3-5mm thick expanding to up to 5mm at the base where there is white mycelium. The exterior of the stem is whitish and discolours to brown with damage or contact and the interior hollows with age. The membranous stem ring is located towards the top of the stem (superior) and may disappear. Spores: Amygdaliform with a germ pore. Dextrinoid. 8.5-12.5 x 6-8 μm. Smell: Indistinct. [3]

Etymology

The specific epithet munnarensis is named for the town of Munnar in the Indian state of Kerala where this species was observed. [3]

Habitat and distribution

L. munnarensis is scarcely recorded, little known and may be confused with numerous other Leucocoprinus or Leucoagaricus species. The specimens studied were growing individually or scattered on soil in the state of Kerala, India. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus munnarensis T.K.A. Kumar & Manim., Mycotaxon 108: 420 (2009)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. ↑ "Mycobank Database - Leucocoprinus munnarensis".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
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