Conocybe aurea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
| Genus: | Conocybe |
| Species: | C. aurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Conocybe aurea (Jul.Schäff.) Hongo (1963)
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Conocybe aurea is a basidiomycete fungus in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Taxonomy[]
The fungus was first described to science in 1930 by German mycologist Julius Schäffer, who called it Galera aurea. Tsuguo Hongo transferred it to the genus Conocybe in 1963.[2] In 2000, Anton Hausknecht published the variety C. aurea var. hololeuca, but this taxon is not considered to have independent taxonomic significance by Index Fungorum.[3] The specific epithet aurea, meaning gold-coloured, refers to the fruitbody colour.
The species is related to Conocybe tenera.[4]
Habitat and distribution[]
Conocybe aurea is a saprobic fungus that prefers to grow in nitrate-rich soils, fields, woodchip mulch, old compost, and greenhouses. A rare but widespread species, it is found in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America.[5]
Description[]
The cap is orangish yellow, and up to 5 cm in diameter.[4] The gills and stipe are beige, the former browning with age.[4]
Toxicity[]
The toxicity is unknown. Related species are known to be toxic.[6]
Similar species[]
Conocybe apala is common, but with a whiter and more fragile conical cap.[4]
References[]
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Conocybe aurea (Jul. Schäff.) Hongo". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ^ Hongo T. (1963). "Notes on Japanese larger fungi (16)". Journal of Japanese Botany. 38: 233–240.
- ^ Hausknecht A. (2000). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Bolbitiaceae 6. Die Conocybe tenera-Gruppe in Europa, Teil 1". Österreichische Zeitschrift für Pilzkunde (in German). 9: 73–109 (see p. 86).
- ^ a b c d Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ Overall A, Hodge V. (2015). "Conocybe aurea, a rare British native or another coloniser?". Field Mycology. 16 (1): 14–15. doi:10.1016/j.fldmyc.2015.01.006.
- ^ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. p. 145. ISBN 9781607748175.
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