Melanogaster ambiguus is a species of fungus in the family Paxillaceae, first described by Carlo Vittadini and given its current name by Edmond Tulasne and Charles Tulasne.

Melanogaster ambiguus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Paxillaceae
Genus: Melanogaster
Species:
M. ambiguus
Binomial name
Melanogaster ambiguus
Synonyms[1]
  • Octaviania ambigua Vittad.
  • Melanogaster ambiguus var. ambiguus
  • Argylium liquaminosum Wallr.
  • Melanogaster klotzschii Corda

Distribution and habitat

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It appears in North America, Oceania and Europe.[2] It grows in deciduous and mixed forests, arboreta, under Abies and Carpinus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Melanogaster ambiguus in MycoBank.
  2. ^ a b "Melanogaster ambiguus distribution". gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  3. ^ a b Władysław Wojewoda (2003). Krytyczna lista wielkoowocnikowych grzybów podstawkowych Polski (PDF). Kraków: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. p. 433. ISBN 83-89648-09-1.
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