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Hygrophoropsis psammophila

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Hygrophoropsidaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Boletales

Genus
  
Hygrophoropsis

Hygrophoropsis psammophila is a species of fungus in the family Hygrophoropsidaceae. Originally described by John Burton Cleland in 1933 as Paxillus psammophilus, it was transferred to the genus Hygrophoropsis by Cheryl Grgurinovic in 1997. It is found in Australia, where it grows in groups in sand.

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Hygrophoropsis psammophila Wikipedia