Cercopemyces
Cercopemyces is a mushroom genus allied to Ripartitella and not clearly aligned with well characterized mushroom families.[1] The genus contains three species, one known from western and another, previously known as Ripartitella ponderosa or Cystoderma ponderosa,[2] from eastern North America, and a third from Europe.
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Genus: | Cercopemyces T.J.Baroni, Kropp & V.S.Evenson (2014) |
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Cercopemyces crocodilinus T.J.Baroni, Kropp & V.S.Evenson (2014) |
Ceropemyces grow in arid regions and resemble saprophytic Amanita that are sometimes classified as Saproamanita and that also grow in arid regions. The type species grows near mountain mahogany.[1]
Etymology
The name Ceropemyces was derived from the Ancient Greek name for mischievous forest creatures, the Cercopes, and -mykes (fungus).[1]
Species
- Cercopemyces crocodilinus
- Cercopemyces ponderosus
- Cercopemyces rickenii[3]
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See also
References
- Baroni, T.J.; Kropp, B.R.; Evenson, V.S.; Wilhelm, M. (2014). "Cercopemyces crocodilinus, a new genus and species related to Ripartitella, is described from North America". Mycologia. 106 (4): 785–796. doi:10.3852/13-312. PMID 24987131.
- Franco-Molano, A.E. (1993). "Studies on Cystoderma: a new species and a new combination". Mycologia. 85 (4): 672–676. doi:10.2307/3760512. JSTOR 3760512.
- Dima, B. (2015-01-29). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (210): 1.
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