Gymnopilus communis
Gymnopilus communis is a species of agaric fungus in the family Strophariaceae. Found in Veracruz, Mexico, it was described as new to science in 1994.
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Taxonomy
The type collection of Gymnopilus communis was discovered fruiting on wood in a pine-oak forest in Veracruz, Mexico in July, 1992. Mycologist Guzmán-Dávalos described it and five other novel Mexican Gymnopilus species in the journal Mycotaxon in 1994. The specific epithet communis refers to its common habit.[1]
Description
The bell-shaped to convex cap is about 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter, and has a broad umbo. It is brownish orange with a smooth to finely fibrillose surface texture. The narrow gills are closely spaced, and orange-yellow with a yellowish edge. The stipe, roughly the same color as the cap or lighter, measures 5.8 cm (2.3 in) long by 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) wide.[1]
The spores are ellipsoid, with surfaces covered in small warts, and measure 6–8.4 by 4–4.8 µm. The basidia (spore-bearing cells) are club-shaped and measure 24.8 by 7.2 µm. They are four-spored, with sterigmata up to 3.2 µm long.[1]
Similar species include Gymnopilus longipes, Gymnopilus liquiritiae, and Gymnopilus subsapineus.[1]
Habitat and distribution
Gymnopilus communis is known only from the type locality in Veracruz.[1]
See also
References
- Guzmán-Dávalos L. (1994). "New species of Gymnopilus (Agaricales, Cortinariaceae) from Mexico". Mycotaxon. 50: 333–348.