Leptonia
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| Leptonia | |
|---|---|
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| Entoloma (Leptonia) dichroa, Czech Republic | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Entolomataceae |
| Genus: | Entoloma |
| Subgenus: | Leptonia (Fr.) Noordel. (1981) |
| Type species | |
| Leptonia euchroa (Pers.) P.Kumm. (1871) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus trib. Leptonia Fr. (1821) | |
Leptonia is a subgenus of fungi in the genus Entoloma. Called pinkgills in English, basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agaricoid, mostly (but not always) mycenoid (like species of Mycena) with slender stems.[1] All have salmon-pink basidiospores which colour the gills at maturity and are angular (polyhedral) under a microscope. Recent DNA evidence has shown that at least 12 species belong in Leptonia in temperate Europe and Asia.[1]