Leucocoprinus sericifer
| Leucocoprinus sericifer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucocoprinus |
| Species: | L. sericifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocoprinus sericifer (Locq.) M. Asif, Saba & Vellinga (2024)
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Leucocoprinus sericifer is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1]
Taxonomy
It was originally described as Pseudobaeospora sericifera in 1952 by French mycologist Marcel Locquin.[2]
It was reclassified as Leucoagaricus sericifer in 2000 by the mycologist Else Vellinga[3] and then reclassified as Leucocoprinus sericifer in 2024.[4]
Habitat and distribution
It is widespread in Europe but may be confused with similar species.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus sericifer (Locq.) M. Asif, Saba & Vellinga (2024)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ^ Loquin M. (1952). "Sur la non-validité de quelques genres d'Agaricales". Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France (in French). 68: 165–9.
- ^ Vellinga, Else C. (2001-01-01). "Notulae ad Floram agaricinam neerlandicam — XXXVIII. Leucoagaricus subgenus Sericeomyces". Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 17 (3): 473–480. ISSN 0031-5850.
- ^ Asif, Muhammad; Saba, Malka; Raza, Mubashar; Vellinga, Else C. (2024-06-07). "Molecular insights into fungal diversity reveal three novel species of Leucocoprinus from southern Punjab, Pakistan". Mycologia. 116 (4): 601–620. doi:10.1080/00275514.2024.2351769. ISSN 0027-5514.
- ^ Noordeloos ME, Kuyper TW, Vellinga EC (2001). Flora Agaricina Neerlandica – 5. CRC Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-90-5410-495-7.