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Genus of fungi

Paragyrodon
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Paxillaceae
Genus: Paragyrodon
(Singer) Singer (1942)
Type species
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
(Peck) Singer (1942)
Synonyms

Ixocomus sphaerosporus (Peck) E.-J.Gilbert (1931)
Gyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer (1940)
Suillus sphaerosporus (Peck) A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1964)

Species of fungus
Paragyrodon sphaerosporusView the Mycomorphbox template that generates the following listMycological characteristics
Pores on hymenium
Cap is infundibuliform
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe has a cortina
Spore print is yellow-brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

Paragyrodon is a genus of fungi in the family Paxillaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Paragyrodon sphaerosporus. Paragyrodon was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1942.

Distribution and habitat

The species is distributed mostly around the Great Lakes Region, however, the species has also been observed further west in Kansas, Iowa and Colorado. The species has been associated with the white oak and the gambel oak in Colorado.

See also

References

  1. "Paragyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer 1942". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 495. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. Singer R. (1942). "Das System der Agaricales. II". Annales Mycologici (in German). 40: 1–132 (see p. 25).
  4. Kuo, M. "Paragyrodon sphaerosporus". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Paragyrodon


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