Tricholosporum atroviolaceum

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Tricholosporum atroviolaceum
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T. atroviolaceum
Binomial name
Tricholosporum atroviolaceum
(Murrill) T.J.Baroni
Synonyms [1]

1938 Gymnopus atroviolaceusMurrill
1938 Collybia atroviolacea(Murrill) Murrill

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Tricholosporum atroviolaceum is a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae.

Taxonomy

The species was first described as Gymnopus atroviolaceus by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1938, based on a collection made in Gainesville, Florida. [2] It was transferred to the genus Tricholosporum in 1982 by Tim Baroni. [3]

References

  1. "Tricholosporum atroviolaceum (Murrill) T.J. Baroni 1982". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  2. Murrill WA. (1938). "New Florida agarics" . Mycologia. 30 (4): 359–71. doi:10.2307/3754461. JSTOR   3754461.
  3. Baroni TJ. (1982). "Tricholosporum and notes on Omphaliaster and Clitocybe" . Mycologia . 74 (6): 865–71. doi:10.2307/3792714. JSTOR   3792714.