Collybiopsis californica

Collybiopsis californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Omphalotaceae
Genus: Collybiopsis
Species:
C. californica
Binomial name
Collybiopsis californica
Petersen & Hughes, 2021
Synonyms

Marasmiellus ramealis var. californicus (Desjardin, 1987)

Collybiopsis californica is a species of "pinwheel" mushroom found in western North America. C. californica was originally described by Dennis E. Desjardin in 1987 as Marasmiellus ramealis var. californicus.[1] It was moved to genus Collybiopsis and upgraded to full species level in 2021.[2] It was originally known only from southern California but matching DNA has been found as far north as British Columbia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Desjardin, Dennis E. (1987). "New and Noteworthy Marasmioid Fungi from California". Mycologia. 79 (1): 123–134. doi:10.1080/00275514.1987.12025378. ISSN 0027-5514.
  2. ^ a b Petersen, Ronald H; Hughes, Karen W. (2021). "Collybiopsis and its type species, Co. ramealis". Mycotaxon. 136 (2): 263––349. doi:10.5248/136.263.