Leucoagaricus croceus is a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
| Leucoagaricus croceus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucoagaricus |
| Species: | L. croceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoagaricus croceus S.M. Tang & K.D. Hyde (2022)
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Leucoagaricus croceus | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Taxonomy
editIt was described in 2022 by the mycologists S.M. Tang and Kevin D. Hyde who classified it as Leucoagaricus croceus.[3]
Description
editLeucoagaricus croceus is a small dapperling mushroom with a reddish orange cap and white stem and flesh.
Cap: 3-6cm wide, starting bulbous before becoming subumbonate and expanding to plano-convex with an obtuse umbo. The surface is reddish-orange when immature but fades towards the cap edges as it expands until it has a reddish-orange centre with a pale, pastel red colour spreading across the surface to the white margins. It has floccose to pulverent scales across the immature cap but becomes smooth with age. The cap may split to reveal the white, unchanging flesh within. Gills: Free, crowded and white. Stem: 3-5cm long and 3-5mm thick tapering upwards from the bulbous 8-12mm thick base. The surface is cream to white with unchanging white flesh inside. The membranous stem ring is white and located towards or above the middle of the stem (median to superior). Spores: (3.5) 4.1–7.2 (7.9) x (2.4) 2.6–4.4 (4.6) μm. Ovoid to ellipsoidal, smooth with a thin wall. Hyaline. Basidia: 15-20 x 9-10 μm. Clavate, 4 spored.[3]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet croceus is named in reference to the reddish orange cap colour.[4][3]
Habitat and distribution
editThe species is known from Thailand and China where it grows on soil.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Species fungorum - Leucoagaricus croceus S.M. Tang & K.D. Hyde". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Leucoagaricus croceus".
- ^ a b c "Mycosphere notes 345–386" (PDF). Mycosphere. 13: 530–535.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners (PDF). University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-00919-3.
- ^ "txid2959367 - Nucleotide - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-28.