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Gomphidius
Sign in to saveGomphidius is a genus of mushrooms, commonly known as spike-caps, that are members of the Boletales (suborder Suillineae), or pored fungi. They appear to have gill-like structures which resemble those of agarics, however the similarity is superficial only. The best-known member is the slimy spike-cap (Gomphidius glutinosus). The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in north temperate areas, and contains 10 species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderBoletales
- FamilyGomphidiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 349
- With media
- 315
- Family
- Gomphidiaceae
- Collections
- NCU, OSC, UT, HCOA, MICH, VPI
- Recorded in
- United States, Italian Republic, Sweden, Canada, China
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- List of species
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- References
Gomphidius is a genus of mushrooms, commonly known as spike-caps, that are members of the Boletales (suborder Suillineae), or pored fungi. They appear to have gill-like structures which resemble those of agarics, however the similarity is superficial only. The best-known member is the slimy spike-cap (Gomphidius glutinosus). The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in north temperate areas, and contains 10 species.
==Taxonomy== Elias Magnus Fries initially described the genus as Agaricus subgenus Gomphus in 1821, before renaming it Gomphidius in 1825.
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