Arrhenia eburnea
Arrhenia eburnea is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. Found in Spain, it was described as new to science in 2003. It has white to ivory-colored fruit bodies with decurrent gills, and a smooth stipe. Its spores are smooth, hyaline, ellipsoid to somewhat cylindrical, and measure 9–11.5 by 4.5–6.5 μm. The specific epithet eburnea, derived from the Latin eburneus, refers to the yellowish-white hues of the fruit bodies.[1]
Arrhenia eburnea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
Genus: | Arrhenia |
Species: | A. eburnea |
Binomial name | |
Arrhenia eburnea Barrasa & V.J.Rico (2003) | |
References
- Barrasa JM, Rico VJ, Villarreal M (2003). "Arrhenia eburnea sp. nov. from Spain". Mycotaxon. 88: 113–118.
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