Gliophorus reginae
| Gliophorus reginae | |
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| Gliophorus reginae, showing colour variation | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Gliophorus |
| Species: | G. reginae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gliophorus reginae Dentinger, A.M.Ainsw., & P.F.Cannon (2013)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gliophorus reginae is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. It was described as new to science in 2013.[2]
The mushroom resembles the well-known Gliophorus psittacinus (the "common parrot cap"), for which it may sometimes have been mistaken in the past. The distinctiveness of G. reginae was confirmed by DNA analysis. Like G. psittacinus, it is a "waxcap" with viscid cap and stem, having a very variable cap colour, and it grows in mown grass which has not been enriched with nitrogen.[2]
The name reginae (meaning "of the queen") was given in honour of the diamond jubilee and coronation anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II, which happened around the time of the discovery, and also because of the purple cap colour (perhaps "royal").[2]
References[]
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Gliophorus reginae Dentinger, A.M. Ainsw., & P.F. Cannon". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ a b c Ainsworth AM, Cannon PF, Dentinger BT (2013). "DNA barcoding and morphological studies reveal two new species of waxcap mushrooms (Hygrophoraceae) in Britain". MycoKeys. 7: 45–63. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.7.5860.
External links[]
- Hygrophoraceae
- Fungi described in 2013
- Fungi of Europe
- Hygrophoraceae stubs