Leratiomyces erythrocephalus

Leratiomyces erythrocephalus, commonly known as the red pouch fungus, is a species of fungus in the family Strophariaceae. First described scientifically as Secotium erythrocephalum by Louis René Tulasne in 1845 and later transferred to Weraroa by American mycologists Rolf Singer and Alexander H. Smith in 1958,[1] it was given its current name in 2008.[2] It is found in New Zealand.[3]

Leratiomyces erythrocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Strophariaceae
Genus:
Leratiomyces
Species:
L. ceres
Binomial name
Leratiomyces erythrocephalus
(Tul. & C. Tul.) Beever & D.-C. Park
Synonyms

Clavogaster erythrocephalus (Tul. & C. Tul.) Lintott
Secotium erythrocephalum Tul.
Secotium lutescens Lloyd
Weraroa erythrocephala (Tul. & C. Tul.) Singer & A.H. Sm.

References
  1. Singer R, Smith AH (1958). "Studies on secotiaceous fungi III. The genus Weraroa". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 85 (5): 324–34. doi:10.2307/2483074. JSTOR 2483074.
  2. Bridge PD, Spooner BM, Beever RE, Park DC (2008). "Taxonomy of the fungus commonly known as Stropharia aurantiaca, with new combinations in Leratiomyces". Mycotaxon. 103: 109–21.
  3. "Weraroa erythrocephala". New Zealand Fungi. Retrieved 2010-04-01.


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