Psathyrella echiniceps

Psathyrella echiniceps is a species of agaric fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. First described under the name Hypholoma echiniceps by George F. Atkinson in 1909,[2] it was transferred to the genus Psathyrella by Alexander H. Smith in 1972. It is found in the US states of California, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington, where it grows in small groups around hardwood stumps.[3]

Psathyrella echiniceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Psathyrellaceae
Genus:
Psathyrella
Species:
P. echiniceps
Binomial name
Psathyrella echiniceps
(G.F.Atk.) A.H.Sm. (1972)
Synonyms[1]

Hypholoma echiniceps G.F.Atk. (1909)
Drosophila echiniceps (G.F.Atk.) Murrill (1922)

See also

References
  1. "Psathyrella echiniceps (G.F. Atk.) A.H. Sm. :35". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. Atkinson GF. (1909). "Preliminary notes on some new species of Agaricaceae and Clavaria". Annales Mycologici. 7 (4): 365–76.
  3. Smith AH. (1972). The North American species of Psathyrella. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 24. p. 35.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.