Conocybe volvata
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| Conocybe volvata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
| Genus: | Conocybe |
| Species: | C. volvata |
| Binomial name | |
| Conocybe volvata K.A. Thomas, Hauskn. & Manim. (2001) | |
Conocybe volvata | |
|---|---|
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is campanulate or convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed |
 | Stipe has a volva |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Conocybe volvata is a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family Bolbitiaceae.[1][2]
It was described in 2001 by the K. Agregtitous Thomas, Anton Hausknecht and P. Manimohan who classified it as Conocybe volvata.[3]
It is notable as being one of the few Conocybe species which has a volva and subsequently was placed in Conocybe sect. Singerella along with the other volvate species.[3]