Cystolepiota amazonica
Cystolepiota amazonica is a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
| Cystolepiota amazonica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Cystolepiota |
| Species: | C. amazonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cystolepiota amazonica Singer (1989) | |
Cystolepiota amazonica | |
|---|---|
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is campanulate |
 | Hymenium is free or adnexed |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Taxonomy
It was described in 1989 by the German mycologist Rolf Singer who classified it as Cystolepiota amazonica.[3]
Description
Cystolepiota amazonica is a very small brownish mushroom with white flesh.
Cap: 3mm wide and high and campanulate (bell shaped). The surface is redddish-brown to light chesnut colour. It is not hygrophanous or viscid ad is wrinkled (rugulose) or smooth with subsulcate striations at the margins. Gills: Free or narrowly adnexed, subconfluent. White but drying to pale or dirty brown. Stem: 1.2 cm tall and 0.8mm thick tapering slightly with a thinner apex. The surface is chestnut colour and smooth with white mycelium at the base. No stem ring was observed by Singer. Spores: Globose or subglobose. Dextrinoid, cyanophilic, hyaline, not metachromatic. 2.5-2.8 x 2-2.2μm. Basidia: 11–12.5 x 3.5-4.5 μm. Four spored. Smell: Indistinct.[3]
Habitat and distribution
The specimens studied by Singer were found growing solitary on fallen, rotting leaves of Dicotyledon plants in the tropical forests of Brazil, 30 km North of Manaus.[3]
References
- "Species fungorum - Cystolepiota amazonica". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- "Mycobank Database - Cystolepiota amazonica".
- Singer, Rolf (1989). "New taxa and new combinations of Agaricales : (Diagnoses fungorum novorum Agaricalium IV)". Fieldiana. Chicago, Ill: Field Museum of Natural History. 21: 99 – via www.biodiversitylibrary.org.