Volvariella leucocalix
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| Volvariella leucocalix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pluteaceae |
| Genus: | Volvariella |
| Species: | V. leucocalix |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvariella leucocalix Sá and Wartchow (2016) | |
| Volvariella leucocalix | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is umbonate | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe has a volva | |
| Spore print is salmon | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Volvariella leucocalix is a species of fungus in the family Pluteaceae. Its name is attributed to the white volva pertaining to the species. More specifically, the name comes from the Greek words, ‘leuco’, meaning a whitish color, and ‘calix’, meaning cup. First described by Sa MCA and Felipe Wartchow in 2016 as a species of Volvariella.[1]