Kingdom Fungi Class Homobasidiomycetae Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales | |
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Similar Limacella, Limacella glischra, Lactarius aspideoides, Limacella guttata, Lactarius affinis |
Limacella illinita, or Overflowing Slimy Stem, is a mushroom in the genus Limacella, in the family Amanitaceae.
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Description

Distribution and habitat

L. illinita is widely distributed in North America and often found in Europe. These can habitat singly, scattered, or in groups in woods, swamps, fields, lawns, roadsides and sand dunes.
Bioactive compounds

A study in 2007 discovered four new bioactive compounds from basidiomycetes, isolated from fermentations of L. illinita: Illinitone A that exhibited weak phytotoxic and moderate nematicidal activities against Caenorhabditis elegans, Illinitone B that was moderately cytotoxic, Limacellone that exhibited weak cytotoxic and phytotoxic activities and muurolane sesquiterpene 4a that was found to be inactive in the assays performed there.



References
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