Leucocoprinus bakeri is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
| Leucocoprinus bakeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucocoprinus |
| Species: | L. bakeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocoprinus bakeri | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lepiota bakeri Dennis (1952) | |
Leucocoprinus bakeri | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Taxonomy
editIt was first described in 1952 by the British mycologist Richard William George Dennis who classified it as Lepiota bakeri.[3]
In 1982, it was reclassified as Leucocoprinus bakeri by the German mycologist Rolf Singer.[4]
Description
editLeucocoprinus bakeri is a small dapperling mushroom with white flesh.[3]
Cap: 7 cm wide. Convex, with a pinkish-buff (light brownish yellow) surface and fine brown scales (squamules) and a brown umbo. It is striated at the edges of the cap. Stem: Bulbous at the base and tapering to the tip with a pinkish-buff surface that has woolly (tomentose) scales below the ring. The membranous stem ring is located towards the top of the stem (superior) and is white with brown edges. Gills: Free, crowded (5-6mm) and white. Spores: Elliptical, dextrinoid, 5-7 x 3.5-4 μm.[3]
Habitat and distribution
editL. bakeri is scarcely recorded and little known. It has been found in Costa Rica and Trinidad.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus bakeri (Dennis) Singer, in Singer & Goméz, Brenesia 19/20: 42 (1982)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Leucocoprinus bakeri".
- ^ a b c d Dennis, R. W. G. (1952). "Lepiota and Allied Genera in Trinidad, British West Indies". Kew Bulletin. 7 (4): 459–499. Bibcode:1952KewBu...7..459D. doi:10.2307/4117800. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4117800.
- ^ a b Singer, Rolf; Gomez P., Luis D. (1982). "Basidiomycetes of Costa Rica I". Brenesia. 1982 (19/20): 42.