Sagaranella
Genus of fungi
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Sagaranella is a mushroom genus in the family Lyophyllaceae that has been segregated from both Lyophyllum and Tephrocybe using molecular analyses.[1][2] The species resemble grey colored Collybias and grow in nitrogen-rich environments.[1][3][4]
| Sagaranella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Lyophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Sagaranella V.Hofstetter, Clémençon, Moncalvo & Redhead (2015) |
| Type species | |
| Sagaranella tylicolor (Fr.) V.Hofstetter, Clémençon, Moncalvo & Redhead (2015) | |
| Species | |
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Sagaranella erosa | |
Etymology
The name Sagaranella honours Professor Naohiko Sagara, a Japanese mycologist who has extensively studied ammonia fungi such as this genus.[1][5]