Cystolepiota albogilva

Cystolepiota albogilva is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]

Cystolepiota albogilva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Cystolepiota
Species:
C. albogilva
Binomial name
Cystolepiota albogilva
Singer (1989)
Cystolepiota albogilva
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is free
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown

Taxonomy

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It was described in 1989 by the German mycologist Rolf Singer who classified it as Cystolepiota albogilva.[3]

Description

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Cystolepiota albogilva is a small white mushroom with white flesh.

Cap: Up to 1cm wide, convex and flattening with age finally with a slight depression in the centre. The surface is covered with woolly scales (floccosus) which are white at the margins and discolouring yellow towards the centre. Gills: Free, crowded and whitish or pale cream. Stem: 1.5-1.9cm tall and 1-2mm wide.The surface is white and appears smooth and bare but it has a subtle frosted coating that may be more visible with a lens. The stem runs equally to the base where whitish mycelium may be present. There is no stem ring. Spores: Ellipsoidal. Nonamyloid, hyaline or yellowish in KOH. 3.8-5.5 x 2.5 μm. Basidia: 11-13 x 3.5-4.5 μm. Four spored. Smell: Indistinct.[3]

Habitat and distribution

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The specimens studied by Singer were found growing on the ground near Igapó forests in Ponta Negra, Brazil.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Species fungorum - Cystolepiota albogilva". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. ^ "Mycobank Database - Cystolepiota albogilva".
  3. ^ a b c Singer, Rolf (1989). "New taxa and new combinations of Agaricales : (Diagnoses fungorum novorum Agaricalium IV)". Fieldiana. 21. Chicago, Ill: Field Museum of Natural History: 98–99 – via www.biodiversitylibrary.org.