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Entoloma moseri

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Entolomataceae

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Agaricales

Genus
  
Entoloma

Entoloma moseri is a species of fungus in the family Entolomataceae. Found in the Netherlands where it grows on the ground in deciduous forests, it was described as new to science in 1983 by Machiel Noordeloos. The species is classified in Entoloma section Entoloma, and is similar to E. sinuatum. The fruit bodies of E. moseri are characterized by pale colors, yellow spots on the cap, gills, and stipe, and gill edges that are partially to completely sterile. Its spores measure 9.3–11.5 by 8.1–9.3 µm The specific epithet honors Austrian mycologist Meinhard Michael Moser.

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Entoloma moseri Wikipedia