Leucocoprinus mauritianus
| Leucocoprinus mauritianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucocoprinus |
| Species: | L. mauritianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocoprinus mauritianus (Henn.) P.Mohr (2004)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lepiota mauritiana Henn. (1908) | |
Leucocoprinus mauritianus | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | or campanulate |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Leucocoprinus mauritianus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
Taxonomy[edit]
It was described in 1908 by the German mycologist Paul Christoph Hennings who classified it as Lepiota mauritiana.[3]
In 2004 it was reclassified as Leucocoprinus mauritianus by the mycologist Peter Mohr.[4]
Description[edit]
Leucocoprinus mauritianus is a small dapperling mushroom with thin white flesh. Hennings provided only a basic description of this species:
Cap: 1.6-2.2 cm wide, ovoid to campanulate with an obtuse umbo. The surface is grey with a scaly brown umbo and sulcate striations from the margin, where there are fissures and folds. Gills: Freem, crowded and pale with a ventricose bulge. Stem: Smooth and pale running equally to the base, which is not significantly bulbous. Hollow. The stem ring membranous and whitish. Spores: 9-12 x 6-7 μm. Subovoid. Hyaline.[3]
Etymology[edit]
The specific epithet mauritianus, originally mauritiana is named for Mauritius where it was found.[3]
Habitat and distribution[edit]
The specimens studied by Hennings were found growing on the ground in Mauritius.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus mauritianus (Henn.) P. Mohr". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Leucocoprinus mauritianus".
- ^ a b c d Voeltzkow, Alfred; Wentzel-stiftung, Hermann und Elise geb Heckmann (1908). Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903-1905 : mit Mitteln der Hermann und Elise geb. Heckmann Wentzel-Stiftung : Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. Vol. 3. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlung. p. 27.
- ^ Mohr, P.; Ludwig, E. (2004). "Vier neue Arten aus den Gattungen Leucoagaricus und Leucocoprinus mit bräunlichen bis rußfarbigen Tönungen in den Hutfarben". Feddes Repertorium. 115 (1–2): 20–34. doi:10.1002/fedr.200311022.