Conocybe volviradicata

Conocybe volviradicata is a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family Bolbitiaceae.[1][2]

Conocybe volviradicata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Conocybe
Species:
C. volviradicata
Binomial name
Conocybe volviradicata
Watling, Işıloğlu & Baş Serm. (2011)
Conocybe volviradicata
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is campanulate or conical
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a volva
Spore print is brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown

Taxonomy

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It was described in 2011 by the mycologists Roy Watling, Mustafa Işıloğlu and Hayrünisa Baş Sermenlı who classified it as Conocybe volviradicata.[3]

It is notable as being one of the few Conocybe species which has a volva and subsequently was placed in Conocybe sect. Singerella along with the other volvate species.[4]

Description

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Conocybe volviradicata is a small brown volvate mushroom.

Cap: 1.5cm wide and conical to campanulate. The surface is cinnamon to sienna brown but dries to a buff or yellowish cream colour. It is smooth and silky with a striate margin. The flesh is thin and up to 1mm in the centre. Gills: Almost free, crowded and pale ochre. Stem: 3cm long and 3mm thick with a cream colour surface and distinct striations running to the start of the volva. The base of the stem has a volva and a rooting base that is up to 2cm long. Spore print: ochre to cinnamon brown. Spores: 8-10 x 6-7 μm. Hexagonal with a distinct germ pore and thick wall. Sienna brown.[4]

Etymology

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The specific epithet volviradicata is named in reference to the volvate, rooting stipe.[4]

Habitat and distribution

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The specimens studied by Watling, Işıloğlu and Sermenlı were found growing on manured soil on the border of a vegetable garden in Southwest Turkey.[4]


References

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  1. ^ "Species fungorum – Conocybe volviradicata Watling, Işıloğlu & Baş Serm". www.speciesfungorum.org.
  2. ^ "Mycobank Database - Conocybe volviradicata".
  3. ^ Watling, Roy; Işiloğlu, Mustafa; Sermenli, Hayrünisa Baş (2011-02-11). "Observations on the Bolbitiaceae 31. Conocybe volviradicata sp. nov". Mycotaxon. 114 (1): 145–149. doi:10.5248/114.145.
  4. ^ a b c d Watling, Roy; Işiloğlu, Mustafa; Sermenli, Hayrünisa Baş (2011-02-11). "Observations on the Bolbitiaceae 31. Conocybe volviradicata sp. nov". Mycotaxon. 114 (1): 145–149. doi:10.5248/114.145.