Goossensia

Goossensia is a fungal genus in the family Cantharellaceae. It is a monotypic genus, and contains one species, Goossensia cibarioides, found in the Congo. The genus was circumscribed by the Belgian mycologist Paul Heinemann in 1958.[1]

As established by Cossmann in 1885, Goossensia is a mollusc genus in family Carditidae. As invalidly described by Ragonot in 1891, it refers to the snout moth genus Macna.

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Goossensia

Heinem. (1958)
Type species
Goossensia cibarioides
Heinem. (1958)

G. cibarioides is a bright yellow-orange mushroom that somewhat resembles the Fragrant Chanterelle (Cantharellus odoratus), but has a very watery stipe. It is edible.[1]

References

  1. Heinemann P. (1958). "Champignons récoltés au Congo belge par Mme Goossens- Fontana. III. Cantharellineae". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles (in French). 28: 385–438. doi:10.2307/3667153.
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