Sedecula

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Sedecula
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Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Incertae sedis
Genus:
Sedecula

Zeller (1941)
Type species
Sedecula pulvinata
Zeller (1941)

Sedecula is a genus of fungi in the order Agaricales. It is incertae sedis with respect to familial placement within the order. [2] The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Sedecula pulvinata, found in the United States, and first described by American mycologist Sanford Myron Zeller in 1941. [3] In 2024 it was announced that the mushroom had been found in the Czech Republic in the area of South Moravia in 2011. [4]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe. "Sedecula pulvinata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p.  628. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ↑ Zeller SM. (1941). "Further notes on fungi" . Mycologia . 33 (2): 196–214. doi:10.2307/3754932. JSTOR   3754932.
  4. ↑ "Rare mushroom, previously thought to only grow in US, discovered in Moravia". 3 July 2024.
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