Hygrophorus meridionalis

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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,[2] this waxcap is found in abundance on the island of Cyprus and southern Greece,[2] where it grows in association with Pinus brutia and Pinus halepensis on calcareous substrates.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hygrophorus meridionalis". MycoBank. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c 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.