Biology:Connopus

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Connopus
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Connopus acervatus
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Connopus

R.H.Petersen (2010)
Type species
Connopus acervatus
(Fries) R.H.Petersen (1821)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agaricus acervatus Fr. (1821)
  • Agaricus erythropus var. acervatus (Fr.) Pers. (1828)
  • Collybia acervata (Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871)
  • Marasmius acervatus (Fr.) P.Karst. (1889)
  • Gymnopus acervatus (Fr.) Murrill (1916)

Connopus is a fungal genus in the family Omphalotaceae. The monotypic genus was circumscribed in 2010 to accommodate the species Connopus acervatus, formerly in the genus Gymnopus.[2] It is found in North American and Europe, where it grows in dense clusters on decaying wood.[3] It is regarded as inedible.[4]

References

  1. "Connopus acervatus (Fr.) R.H. Petersen 2010". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=560151. 
  2. "A new genus to accommodate Gymnopus acervatus (Agaricales)". Mycologia 102 (6): 1463–78. 2010. doi:10.3852/09-318. PMID 20943554. 
  3. Phillips R. "Collybia acervata". RogersMushrooms. http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5814.asp. 
  4. Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. pp. 179. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1. 

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