Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales | |
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Family Tricholomataceae sensu lato Genus Leucocybe
Vizzini, P.Alvarado, G.Moreno, & Consiglio (2015) Similar Limacella glischra, Lactarius aspideoides, Lactarius affinis, Laetiporus huroniensis, Lactarius chelidonium | ||
Leucocybe is a recently defined mushroom genus in the family Tricholomataceae (in the broad sense). The species resemble Clitocybe and grow in forests or disturbed areas.
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Etymology
The name Leucocybe is derived from ancient Greek leuco- referring to the color white, and -cybe, a reference to head or cap.
Species
The only two species in the genus are the following.
Leucocybe candicans is the type species.
References
Leucocybe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA