Leucocoprinus bulbipes
| Leucocoprinus bulbipes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucocoprinus |
| Species: | L. bulbipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocoprinus bulbipes Raithelh. (1987)
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| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus bulbipes Mont. (1856) | |
Leucocoprinus bulbipes | |
|---|---|
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is campanulate or convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Leucocoprinus bulbipes is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
Taxonomy[edit]
It was described in 1856 by the French mycologist Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne who classified it as Agricus (Lepiota) bulbipes.[3] Montagne's description was based upon specimens collected by Hugh Algernon Weddell on his expeditions in South America.[3]
In 1887 it was reclassified as Lepiota bulbipes by the Italian mycologist Pier Andrea Saccardo[4] and then as Mastocephalus bulbipes in 1891 by the German botanist Otto Kunze,[5] however Kunze's Mastocephalus genus, along with most of 'Revisio generum plantarum' was not widely accepted by the scientific community of the age so it remained a Lepiota. Likewise Kunze's later classification as Chamaeceras bulbipes was not accepted.
In 1987 it was reclassified as Leucocoprinus bulbipes by the mycologist Jörg Raithelhuber.[6]
Raithelhuber also notes that Lepiota cinerascens as described by Carlo Luigi Spegazzini in 1898 may be a synonym however this name was invalid as it had already been used by Lucien Quélet in 1894[7] and so the species Spegazzini described was reclassified as Lepiota spegazzinii in 1912.[8]
Description[edit]
Leucocoprinus bulbipes is a small dapperling mushroom.
Cap: 3–4 cm wide starting campanulate before spreading out to convex. The surface is pale with a black or blackish-brown centre disc and striations running from the edges of the cap. It is fibrous and noted as being 'somewhat fleshier' than other Leucocoprinus species. Gills: Pale, free and close sometimes with denticulate edges. Stem: 7–8 cm long and almost cylindrical but with a bulbous base. The surface is whitish and powdery and the ring is persistent but slender. Spores: Oval with a somewhat thick wall and indistinct germ pore. 10.2-12.6 x 7–8.4μm.[6]
In Montagne's description of the species he notes grey radial striations and a reddish brown (rufescente) centre.[3]
Habitat and distribution[edit]
The specimens studied by Montagne were found growing on the ground amongst rotting leaves in the humid forests of Goiás, Brazil during November.[3]
The specimens studied by Raithelhuber were found growing in forests in Brazil.[6]
Similar species[edit]
Raithelhuber notes that Lepiota brebissonii (now Leucocoprinus brebissonii) is similar but has narrower spores and a different cap shape. The spore size is also very similar to that of Leucocoprinus inflatus which Raithelhuber notes may just be a variety of L. bulbipes.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus bulbipes (Mont.) Raithelh., Metrodiana 15(2): 38 (1987)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Leucocoprinus bulbipes".
- ^ a b c d Montagne, Camille (1856). "Septième Centurie de Plantes Cellulaires Nouvelles, Tant Indigènes Qu'Exotiques". Annales des sciences naturelles. 4 (5). Paris: Fortin, Masson: 352 – via www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
- ^ Saccardo, P. A.; Traverso, G. B.; Trotter, A. (1887). "Agaricineae, Leucosporse, Lepiota". Sylloge fungorum omnium hucusque cognitorum. Vol. 5. Patavii: sumptibus auctoris. p. 56.
- ^ Kuntze, Otto (1891). Revisio generum plantarum:vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum ... Vol. 2. Leipzig: A. Felix [etc.] p. 860.
- ^ a b c d "Die Gattung Leucocoprinus in Den A B C - Staaten". Metrodiana. 15 (2): 38–39. 10 August 1987.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Leucoagaricus cinerascens (Quél.) Bon & Boiffard, in Gams, Docums Mycol. 8(no. 29): 38 (1978)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Lepiota spegazzinii Sacc. & Trotter, Syll. fung. (Abellini) 21: 11 (1912)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-06.