Arrhenia eburnea is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. Found in Spain, it was described as new to science in 2003. It has white to ivory-colored fruit bodies with decurrent gills, and a smooth stipe. Its spores are smooth, hyaline, ellipsoid to somewhat cylindrical, and measure 9–11.5 by 4.5–6.5 μm. The specific epithet eburnea, derived from the Latin eburneus, refers to the yellowish-white hues of the fruit bodies.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Arrhenia |
| Species: | A. eburnea
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| Binomial name | |
| Arrhenia eburnea Barrasa & V.J.Rico (2003)
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References edit
- ^ Barrasa JM, Rico VJ, Villarreal M (2003). "Arrhenia eburnea sp. nov. from Spain". Mycotaxon. 88: 113–118.
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