Leucocoprinus revolutus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
| Leucocoprinus revolutus | |
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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. revolutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocoprinus revolutus Raithelh. (1987)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lepiota revoluta Rick (1937) | |
Taxonomy
editIt was described in 1937 by the mycologist Johannes Rick who classified it as Lepiota revoluta.[3] Rick also noted a possible similarity to Lepiota spodolepsis as classified by Berk. & Broome however this species is not recorded in Species Fungorum or Mycobank and no citation is given for the text in which it may have been described.[3]
In 1987 it was reclassified as Leucocoprinus revolutus by the mycologist Jörg Raithelhuber.[4]
Description
editLeucocoprinus revolutus is a small dapperling mushroom.
Cap: 8-13mm wide starting hemispherical before expanding and curving upwards with a small umbo. The surface is grey-blackish with striations from the margins and the cap flesh is membranous or fibrous. Gills: White, moderately densely spaced, bulging with smooth edges. Stem: 2 cm long and 2mm wide, stiff and filamentous. The surface is pale and smooth with a whitish ring. Spores: Raithelhuber described the spores as 'Oval, smooth. 7–8.1 x 4.4-5.2 μm.'[4] However the spore size given by Rick is 5-6 x 3-4 μm.[3]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet revolutus is Latin for rolled backward.[5] This is in reference to the description of the cap shape given in Latin by Rick of 'hemisphaerico-revoluto'.
Habitat and distribution
editThe specimens were found growing on the ground in Brazil.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus revolutus (Rick) Raithelh., Metrodiana 15(2): 40 (1987)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Leucocoprinus revolutus".
- ^ a b c Rick, J. (1937). "Agarici Riograndenses". Lilloa (in European Spanish). 1: 337. Retrieved 2023-02-19 – via www.lillo.org.ar.
- ^ a b c "Die Gattung Leucocoprinus in Den A B C - Staaten". Metrodiana. 15 (2): 43. 10 August 1987.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners (PDF). University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-00919-3.