A new Leucoagaricus species of section Piloselli (Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from Spain

IMA Fungus. 2012 Dec;3(2):117-23. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.02.03. Epub 2012 Nov 5.

Abstract

The new species Leucoagaricus variicolor is described from a public park in Zaragoza, Spain, based on both morphological and molecular characters. Illustrations of fresh basidiomata in situ and of the main macro- and micromorphological features are added. Leucoagaricusvariicolor belongs to section Piloselli and is compared with similar taxa.

Keywords: Agaricomycetes; Basidiomycota; nrITS rDNA; taxonomy.