Hygrophorus meridionalis

Hygrophorus meridionalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrophorus
Species:
H. meridionalis
Binomial name
Hygrophorus meridionalis
Loizides, P.-A. Moreau, Athanassiou & Athanasiades (2018)

Hygrophorus meridionalis is a species of basidiomycete fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae.[1] Described as new to science in 2018, this waxcap is found in abundance on the island of Cyprus and southern Greece, where it grows in association with Pinus brutia and Pinus halepensis on calcareous substrates.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hygrophorus meridionalis". MycoBank. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ Pierre-Arthur, Moreau; Jean-Michel, Bellanger; Renée, Lebeuf; Zacharias, Athanassiou; Antonis, Athanasiades; Herman, Lambert; Christian, Schwarz; Ellen, Larsson; Michael, Loizides (August 2018). "Hidden diversity uncovered in Hygrophorus sect. Aurei (Hygrophoraceae), including the Mediterranean H. meridionalis and the North American H. boyeri, spp. nov". Fungal Biology. 122 (8): 817–836. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2018.04.009. PMID 30007432. S2CID 51627092.

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