Heinemannomyces is a fungal genus in the family Agaricaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Heinemannomyces splendidissima, which was defined in 1998 by Roy Watling. It is found in peninsular Malaysia and China.[2][3]

Heinemannomyces
Heinemannomyces splendidissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Heinemannomyces
Watling (1999)
Species:
H. splendidissima
Binomial name
Heinemannomyces splendidissima
Watling (1999)

The mushrooms have a woolly veil and blue/grey gills and the flesh reddens when injured.[3]

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ Watling R. (1998). "Heinemannomyces, a new lazuline-spored agaric genus from South East Asia". Belgian Journal of Botany. 131 (2): 133–138.
  3. ^ a b Hosen MI, Song ZP, Gates G, Karunarathna SC, Chowdhury MS, Li TH (2017). "Two new species of Xanthagaricus and some notes on Heinemannomyces from Asia". MycoKeys (28): 1–18. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.28.21029. PMC 5804139. PMID 29559820.