Candelolepiota
| Candelolepiota | |
|---|---|
| The type species Candelolepiota sinica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Candelolepiota Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang (2024) |
| Type species | |
| Candelolepiota sinica (Peck) Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang 2024
| |
Candelolepiota is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Agaricaceae.[1]
Taxonomy
This genus was described in 2024 by the Chinese mycologists Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang.[2]
References
- ^ "Index Fungorum - Candelolepiota Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang, in Yang, Lin, Li, Li & Yang (2024)". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ YANG, KUN L.; LIN, JIA Y.; LI, GUANG-MEI; LI, TAIHUI; YANG, ZHU L. (11 December 2024). "Rediscovering Leucoagaricus sinicus, with the recognition of Leucoagaricus and Leucocoprinus as separate genera, and two new genera in Agaricaceae (Basidiomycota)". Phytotaxa. 676 (3): 199–255. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.676.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.