Leucocybe

Leucocybe is a recently defined mushroom genus in the family Tricholomataceae (in the broad sense). The species resemble Clitocybe and grow in forests or disturbed areas.[1]

Leucocybe
Leucocybe connata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Tricholomataceae sensu lato
Genus:
Leucocybe

Vizzini, P.Alvarado, G.Moreno, & Consiglio (2015)
Type species
Leucocybe candicans
(Pers.) Vizzini, P.Alvarado, G.Moreno, & Consiglio (2015)

Etymology

The name Leucocybe is derived from ancient Greek leuco- referring to the color white, and -cybe, a reference to head or cap.[1]

Species

The only two species in the genus are the following.[2]

  • L. candicans (Pers.) Vizzini, P. Alvarado, G. Moreno & Consiglio (2015) - formerly Clitocybe candicans.
  • L. connata (Schumach.) Vizzini, P. Alvarado, G. Moreno & Consiglio (2015) - formerly Lyophyllum connatum or Clitocybe connata.[3]

Leucocybe candicans is the type species.

See also

References
  1. Alvarado P, Moreno G, Vizzini A, Consiglio G, Manjón JL, Setti L (2015). "Atractosporocybe, Leucocybe and Rhizocybe, three new clitocyboid genera in the Tricholomatoid clade (Agaricales) with notes on Clitocybe and Lepista". Mycologia. 107 (1): 123–36. doi:10.3852/13-369. PMID 25344261. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  2. "Leucocybe page". Species Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  3. Knudsen, H.; Vesterholt, J., eds. (2008). Funga Nordica Agaricoid, boletoid and cyphelloid genera. Copenhagen: Nordsvamp. p. 394. ISBN 978-87-983961-3-0.


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