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Melanoleuca

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Melanoleuca is a poorly known genus of saprotrophic mushrooms traditionally classified in the family Tricholomataceae. DNA studies have determined that this genus is closely related to Amanita and Pluteus and that it does not belong to the family Tricholomataceae.

Species

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Genus

  1. PhylumBasidiomycota
  2. ClassAgaricomycetes
  3. OrderAgaricales
  4. FamilyTricholomataceae
Observations71,868

Меланоле́ука (также меланолевка, меланолейка; лат. Melanoleuca) — род грибов-базидиомицетов из семейства Рядовковые (Tricholomataceae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,366
With media
1,467
Family
Tricholomataceae
Collections
NY, OSC, DBG, DUKE, MICH, MEL
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Tricholomataceae
Image
Melanoleuca cognata 20101010w.JPG
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Commons category
Melanoleuca
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Melanoleuca
Commons gallery
Melanoleuca
topic's main category
Category:Melanoleuca
taxon author citation
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Representative species
  • Etymology
  • Description
  • Macroscopic characters
  • Microscopic characters
  • Habitat and distribution
  • Edibility
  • References
  • External links

Melanoleuca is a poorly known genus of saprotrophic mushrooms traditionally classified in the family Tricholomataceae. DNA studies have determined that this genus is closely related to Amanita and Pluteus and that it does not belong to the family Tricholomataceae.

Most species are small to medium sized, white, brown, ocher or gray with a cylindrical to subcylindrical stipe and white to pale yellowish gills. The basidiospores are ellipsoid and ornamented with amyloid warts. Melanoleuca is considered a difficult group to study due to their macroscopic similarities among species and the need of a thorough microscopic analysis to separate species.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melanoleuca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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