Gliophorus europerplexus

Gliophorus europerplexus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hygrophoraceae
Genus:	Gliophorus
Species:	G. europerplexus
Binomial name
	Gliophorus europerplexus; Dentinger, A.M.Ainsw., & P.F.Cannon (2013)

Gliophorus europerplexus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae ("waxcaps"). Found in Wales, it was described as new to science in 2013 and it has since also been found in England. The epithet europerplexus relates to a similar but distinct American species, Gliophorus perplexus.^[1]

References

^ Ainsworth AM, Cannon PF, Dentinger BT (2013). "DNA barcoding and morphological studies reveal two new species of waxcap mushrooms (Hygrophoraceae) in Britain". MycoKeys. 7: 45–63. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.7.5860.

External links

Gliophorus europerplexus in Index Fungorum

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[Ainsworth_2013-1] Ainsworth AM, Cannon PF, Dentinger BT (2013). "DNA barcoding and morphological studies reveal two new species of waxcap mushrooms (Hygrophoraceae) in Britain". MycoKeys. 7: 45–63. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.7.5860.

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