Saproamanita nauseosa
Saproamanita nauseosa is a mushroom in the family Amanitaceae. It has a gilled cap (an agaric) and was first described in 1918 by English mycologist Elsie Maud Wakefield as Lepiota nauseosa, a name chosen because the mushroom has a nauseating odor. The original specimen was found growing in soil in the Nepenthes greenhouse at Kew Gardens.
In 1966, Derek Reid moved the species to the genus Amanita, naming it Amanita nauseosa. In 2016, a new genus called Saproamanita was created for saprophytic Amanitas, and this species was reclassified as Saproamanita nauseosa.
The fungus is found in Australia and the Caribbean region of North America.
Binomial name and synonyms:
- Saproamanita nauseosa (Wakefield) Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu (2016)
- Synonyms: Lepiota nauseosa Wakefield (1918); Amanita nauseosa (Wakefield) D.A. Reid (1966)
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