Deconica inquilina is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. Formerly a member of the genus Psilocybe (well known for its psilocybin containing members), this species belonged to the non-blueing (non-hallucinogenic) clade[1] and was consequently moved to Deconica in 2009.[2]
| Deconica inquilina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Deconica |
| Species: | D. inquilina
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| Binomial name | |
| Deconica inquilina | |
Deconica inquilina | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or conical |
 | Hymenium is adnate or sinuate |
 | Stipe has a cortina |
 | Spore print is purple-brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Habitat and distribution
editDeconica inquilina is found growing on decaying grass. It is very widely distributed, reported from North America, South America and Europe.[3]
References
edit- ^ Moncalvo JM, Vilgalys R, Redhead SA, Johnson JE, James TY, Catherine Aime M, Hofstetter V, Verduin SJ, Larsson E, Baroni TJ, Greg Thorn R, Jacobsson S, Clémençon H, Miller OK Jr (2002). "One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 23 (3): 357–400. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00027-1. PMID 12099793.
- ^ Norvell L. (2009). "Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi: 15" (PDF). Mycotaxon. 110: 487–92. doi:10.5248/110.487. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-31.
- ^ Guzman G, Trappe JM (2005). "The Hallucinogenic and Nonhallucinogenic Species of the Genus Psilocybe Fayod (Basidiomycotina) in Washington State, USA: New Records and a New Species". International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. 7 (4): 583–589. doi:10.1615/intjmedmushr.v7.i4.80.
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