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Entoloma abortivum

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Species of fungus

Entoloma abortivum
Entoloma abortivum parasitizing the fruit bodies of Armillaria gallica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Entolomataceae
Genus: Entoloma
Species: E. abortivum
Binomial name
Entoloma abortivum
(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Donk (1949)
Synonyms

Agaricus abortivus Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1859)
Clitopilus abortivus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Sacc.
Rhodophyllus abortivus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Singer (1969)

Species of fungus
Entoloma abortivumView the Mycomorphbox template that generates the following listMycological characteristics
Ecology is mycorrhizal or parasitic
Edibility is edible but not recommended

Entoloma abortivum, commonly known as the aborted entoloma or shrimp of the woods, is an edible mushroom in the Entolomataceae family of fungi. In Mexico they are called “Totlcoxcatl”, meaning “turkey wattle”, due to its irregular shape. Caution should be used in identifying the species before eating (similar species such as Entoloma sinuatum being poisonous). First named Clitopilus abortivus by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis, it was given its current name by the Dutch mycologist Marinus Anton Donk in 1949.

It was believed that the honey mushroom, Armillaria mellea, was parasitizing the entoloma. But research has indicated that the inverse may be true—the entoloma may be parasitizing the honey mushroom. There is still some disagreement by mushroom collectors about this since it is common to see both the aborted and unaborted forms of the entoloma on wood and in leaf litter, whereas Armillaria generally only fruits on wood. Both versions of the entoloma have also been observed when there are no Armillaria fruiting.

See also

References

  1. "Synonyms: Entoloma abortivum (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Donk, Bull. bot. Gdns Buitenz. 18: 157 (1949)". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  2. Spahr DL. (2009). Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada. Richmond, California: North Atlantic Books. pp. 155–60. ISBN 9781556437953.
  3. Dorr, Alex (2023). The Little Book of Mushrooms. Adams Media. ISBN 978-1-5072-1959-1.
  4. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  5. Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
  6. Donk MA. (1949). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg. 18: 157. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Mycologia 93 (5): 841, 2001".

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Taxon identifiers
Entoloma abortivum
Agaricus abortivus


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