Gomphidius maculatus

Gomphidius maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Gomphidiaceae
Genus: Gomphidius
Species: G. maculatus
Binomial name
Gomphidius maculatus
(Scop.) Fr. (1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agaricus maculatus Scop. (1772)
  • Gomphidius gracilis Berk (1854)
  • Paxillus gracilis (Berk.) Quél. (1880)
  • Gomphidius furcatus Peck (1899)
  • Gomphidius maculatus var. furcatus (Peck) Singer (1949)
  • Leucogomphidius maculatus (Scop.) Kotl. & Pouzar (1972)

Gomphidius maculatus is a edible mushroom in the family Gomphidiaceae that is found in Europe and North America. It was first described scientifically by naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772. Elias Magnus Fries transferred it to the genus Gomphidius in 1838, giving it the name by which it is known today. The specific epithet maculatus is derived from the Latin word for "spotted".[2]

References

  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Gomphidius maculatus (Scop.) Fr.". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  2. Pacioni G, Lincoff GH. (1981). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms. Simon and Schuster. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-671-42849-5.

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