Melanoleuca

Melanoleuca
Melanoleuca
Melanoleuca cognata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Melanoleuca
Pat.
Type species
Melanoleuca melaleuca
(Persoon) Murrill

Melanoleuca is a genus of mushrooms in the Tricholomataceae family. Most are small to medium sized, white to brown, with white spores and close gills. They grow directly from the ground, have a nearly flat cap and a tough thin stem. The spores of members of Melanoleuca are ornamented with amyloid warts. They are difficult to identify without a microscope. DNA studies have determined that this genus is closely related to Amanita and Pluteus. [1] The widespread genus contains about 50 species.[2]

The name of the genus is derived from the Ancient Greek melano- meaning "black", and leukos meaning "white".

Species include:

See also

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  • List of Tricholomataceae genera

References

  1. ^ Moncalvo JM, et al. (2002). One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23: 357–400. Available from: http://www.botany.utoronto.ca/faculty/moncalvo/117clade.pdf
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 

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