Montagnea arenaria
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| Montagnea arenaria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Montagnea |
| Species: | M. arenaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Montagnea arenaria | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Agaricus arenarius DC. (1815) | |
| Montagnea arenaria | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is flat |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
 | Stipe has a volva |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Montagnea arenaria, commonly known as the gasteroid coprinus,[2] is a species of secotioid fungus in the family Agaricaceae.Commonly found in desert habitats,[3] the species is characterized by a cap that has an apical disc up to 5 centimetres (2 in) wide,[4] radial gills, a hymenophore, and spores with a prominent germ pore.[5] The morphology of this species is widely variable[6] and it is inedible.[7]
Taxonomy
In 1836 the genus Montagnae was first described by E. M. Fries, named for mycologist C. Montagne who procured the first specimen for genetic sampling.[9] Originally named Agaricus arenarius by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1815, it was transferred to the genus Montagnea by Sanford Myron Zeller in 1943.[10] Despite a high level of geographic isolation and morphological variation in populations[11], individuals of this species are shown to be biologically compatible and genetically similar.[12]
Other Common Names:
While commonly know as the gasteroid coprinus the fungus is also referred to as the Desert Inkcap despite not being classified as an inkcap or a member of the coprinus genus. In South Africa species in the genus Montagnea are known as Namaqua Black Caps after being unofficially described in Veldgids tot die sampioene van Suid-Afrika.[13]
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