Cercopemyces
| Cercopemyces | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Cercopemyces crocodilinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Cercopemyces T.J.Baroni, Kropp & V.S.Evenson (2014) |
| Type species | |
| Cercopemyces crocodilinus T.J.Baroni, Kropp & V.S.Evenson (2014) | |
Cercopemyces is a mushroom genus allied to Ripartitella and not clearly aligned with well characterized mushroom families.[1] The genus contains three species, one known from western and another, previously known as Ripartitella ponderosa or Cystoderma ponderosa,[2] from eastern North America, and a third from Europe.
Ceropemyces grow in arid regions and resemble saprophytic Amanita that are sometimes classified as Aspidella and that also grow in arid regions. The type species grows near mountain mahogany.[1]
Etymology
The name Ceropemyces was derived from the Ancient Greek name for mischievous forest creatures, the Cercopes, and -mykes (fungus).[1]
Species
- Cercopemyces crocodilinus
- Cercopemyces ponderosus
- Cercopemyces rickenii[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Baroni, T.J., Kropp, B.R., Evenson, V.S., Wilhelm, M. (2014). "Cercopemyces crocodilinus, a new genus and species related to Ripartitella, is described from North America". Mycologia 106 (4): 785–796. doi:10.3852/13-312. PMID 24987131.
- ↑ Franco-Molano, A.E. (1993). "Studies on Cystoderma: a new species and a new combination". Mycologia 85 (4): 672–676. doi:10.2307/3760512. JSTOR 3760512.
- ↑ Dima, B. (2015-01-29). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (210): 1.
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