Squamanita citricolor
Squamanita citricolor
Squamanita citricolor is a species of fungus in the family Squamanitaceae. It was found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and described as a new species in 1998. The fruiting body has a yellow cap and a whitish to yellowish stalk, rising from a yellow, cone-shaped base bulb. Microscopically, it has very thick-walled spindle-shaped pleurocystidia and cheilocystidia.
Taxonomy
- Binomial name: Squamanita citricolor
- Authority: Bas C., Thoen D. (1998)
- Higher classification: Genus Squamanita; family Squamanitaceae; order Agaricales; class Agaricomycetes; division Basidiomycota; kingdom Fungi
Distribution
- Known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa.
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