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Bogbodia

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Family
  
Strophariaceae

Order
  
Agaricales

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Genus
  
Bogbodia Redhead (2013)

Similar
  
Agaricales, Gymnopilus flavidellus, Gymnopilus picreus, Hypholoma marginatum, Stropharia hornemannii

Bogbodia is a bog-inhabiting agaric fungal genus that colonizes peat and Sphagnum and produces tan-colored fruit bodies. The only species in the genus is Bogbodia uda. Characteristically it forms chrysocystidia and rather large, finely roughened, violaceous basidiospores each with a poorly defined germ pore. The genus differs from Hypholoma which has smaller, smooth basidiospores and typically have cespitose fruit bodies and decay wood. Phylogenetically, Bogbodia is distinct from Hypholoma, Pholiota, and Leratiomyces.

Etymology

The name Bogbodia alludes to the tan color and occurrence in northern peat bogs as do bog bodies.

References

Bogbodia Wikipedia