Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Rank Genus | Division Basidiomycota Family Lyophyllaceae Order Agaricales | |
Similar Suillus serotinus, Suillus subalutaceus, Agaricales, Spongipellis unicolor, Suillus neoalbidipes | ||
Sagaranella is a mushroom genus in the family Lyophyllaceae that has been segregated from both Lyophyllum and Tephrocybe using molecular analyses. The species resemble grey colored Collybias and grow in nitrogen-rich environments.
Etymology
The name Sagaranella honours Professor Naohiko Sagara, a Japanese mycologist who has extensively studied ammonia fungi such as this genus.
References
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