Geastrum britannicum
| Geastrum britannicum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Subclass: | Phallomycetidae |
| Order: | Geastrales |
| Family: | Geastraceae |
| Genus: | Geastrum |
| Species: | G. britannicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Geastrum britannicum J.C. Zamora (2015) | |
Geastrum britannicum is an inedible fungus from the family Geastraceae, whose fruit body resembles a man figure. The specific epithet britannicum reflects the fact that the fungus is found only in Great Britain.[1]
Taxonomy
Geastrum britannicum was first spotted on a roadside verge in Cockley Cley under pine trees in 2000 by Jonathan Revett.[1] At the time, the species was believed to be merely a variant of Geastrum quadrifidum, which is only slightly different in appearance.[1] In 2015, the fungus was finally described as a new species by Juan Carlos Zamora on the basis of morphology and DNA sequence analysis.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dan Hyde (29 March 2015). "New mushroom species found in Norfolk (don't eat it)". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Geastrum britannicum". MycoBank. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
Further reading
- J.C. Zamora; F.D. Calonge; M.P. Martín (2015). "Integrative taxonomy reveals an unexpected diversity in Geastrum section Geastrum (Geastrales, Basidiomycota)". Persoonia 34: 130–165. doi:10.3767/003158515X687443.
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