Cantharellus tabernensis is a species of fungus in the family Cantharellaceae that was described as new to science in 1996. It is found in the southern United States, where it grows in mixed pine and hardwood forests, close to mature Pinus elliottii trees. Fruit bodies have a yellowish-brown cap with a slightly darker brown center, and a bright orange gills and stipe. The specific epithet tabernensis refers to the meeting house at the Stennis Space Center Recreation area, near the type locality.[1]
| Cantharellus tabernensis | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Cantharellus |
| Species: | C. tabernensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cantharellus tabernensis Feib. & Cibula (1996)
| |
References
edit- ^ Feibelman TP, Bennett JW, Cibula WG (1996). "Cantharellus tabernensis: A new species from the southeastern United States". Mycologia. 88 (2): 295–301. doi:10.2307/3760934. JSTOR 3760934.
External links
edit
 | This Agaricomycetes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |