Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Rank Genus | Division Basidiomycota Family Physalacriaceae Order Agaricales | |
Similar Rhizomarasmius, Cibaomyces, Agaricales, Cribbea, Cryptomarasmius | ||
Laccariopsis is an agaric fungal genus with a rooting stipe, and a superficial resemblance to Laccaria. A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Laccariopsis mediterranea, which grows in sand dunes around the Mediterranean Sea on shores and colonizes Ammophila and Juniperus roots. Phylogenetically it is placed in the Physalacriaceae.
Etymology
The name Laccariopsis means (-opsis) like a Laccaria.
References
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