Leucocoprinus
| Leucocoprinus | |
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| Leucocoprinus birnbaumii arising in a flowerpot | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucocoprinus Pat. (1888) |
| Type species | |
| Leucocoprinus cepistipes (Sowerby) Pat. (1889)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Leucocoprinus is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. Its best-known member is the yellow pot-plant mushroom (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii), found worldwide. The type species is Leucocoprinus cepistipes. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 40 species.[2] It includes some highly derived cultivars grown by the Acromyrmex and Atta leaf-cutting ants in an evolved ant–fungus mutualism.[3]
Species[]
Species of the genus include, but are not limited to:
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Synonymy: Leucocoprinus Pat". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Schowalter TD. (2011). Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach. Academic Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-12-381351-0.
External links[]
- "Leucocoprinus Pat". Atlas of Living Australia.
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- Agaricaceae
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- Taxa named by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard
- Taxa described in 1888
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