Gymnopilus areolatus
| Gymnopilus areolatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. areolatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus areolatus Murrill (1913)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gymnopilus areolatus | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
Gymnopilus areolatus is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was first formally described by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill, from specimens collected in Cuba.
Description[edit]
The cap is 3 to 7 centimetres (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter.[2]
Habitat and distribution[edit]
Gymnopilus areolatus typically grows clumped together on stumps, and logs of hardwoods and palms. It is found in Cuba in May and September.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Gymnopilus areolatus Murrill, Mycologia 5(1): 24 (1913)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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