Gliophorus
Sign in to saveGliophorus is a genus of agaric fungi in the family Hygrophoraceae. Gliophorus species belong to a group known as waxcaps in English, sometimes also waxy caps in North America or waxgills in New Zealand. In Europe, Gliophorus species are typical of waxcap grasslands, a declining habitat due to changing agricultural practices. As a result, two species, Gliophorus europerplexus and Gliophorus reginae, are of global conservation concern and are listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyHygrophoraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 31
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
- Collections
- MU, DUKE, TENN-F, UT, FLAS, MEL
- Recorded in
- United States, New Zealand, Australia, China, Canada, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hygrophoraceae
- Image
- Gliophorus psittacinus 169570360.jpg
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- Gliophorus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Gliophorus
- taxonomic type
- Gliophorus psittacinus
- taxon author citation
- Herink
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Habitat and distribution
- Species
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Gliophorus is a genus of agaric fungi in the family Hygrophoraceae. Gliophorus species belong to a group known as waxcaps in English, sometimes also waxy caps in North America or waxgills in New Zealand. In Europe, Gliophorus species are typical of waxcap grasslands, a declining habitat due to changing agricultural practices. As a result, two species, Gliophorus europerplexus and Gliophorus reginae, are of global conservation concern and are listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
==Taxonomy== The genus was described by Czech mycologist Josef Herink in 1958. It was formerly synonymized with Hygrocybe by many authorities, but recent molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, indicates that Gliophorus is monophyletic and forms a natural group distinct from Hygrocybe sensu stricto.
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