Paragyrodon

Paragyrodon is a genus of fungi in the family Paxillaceae.[2] It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Paragyrodon sphaerosporus. Paragyrodon was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1942.[3]

Paragyrodon
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Boletales
Family:
Paxillaceae
Genus:
Paragyrodon

(Singer) Singer (1942)
Type species
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
(Peck) Singer (1942)
Synonyms[1]

Ixocomus sphaerosporus (Peck) E.-J.Gilbert (1931)
Gyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer (1940)
Suillus sphaerosporus (Peck) A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1964)

Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
float
Mycological characteristics
pores on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is adnate
stipe has a cortina
spore print is yellow-brown
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: unknown

Distribution and habitat

The species is distributed mostly around the Great Lakes Region, however, the species has also been observed further west in Kansas, Iowa and Colorado.[4] The species has been associated with the white oak and the gambel oak in Colorado.

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See also

References
  1. "Paragyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer 1942". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 495. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. Singer R. (1942). "Das System der Agaricales. II". Annales Mycologici (in German). 40: 1–132 (see p. 25).
  4. Kuo, M. "Paragyrodon sphaerosporus". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.



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