Conocybe volviradicata is a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family Bolbitiaceae.[1][2]
| Conocybe volviradicata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
| Genus: | Conocybe |
| Species: | C. volviradicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Conocybe volviradicata Watling, Işıloğlu & Baş Serm. (2011)
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Conocybe volviradicata  | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is campanulate or conical |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a volva |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Taxonomy edit
It was described in 2011 by the mycologists Roy Watling, Mustafa Işıloğlu and Hayrünisa Baş Sermenlı who classified it as Conocybe volviradicata.[3]
It is notable as being one of the few Conocybe species which has a volva and subsequently was placed in Conocybe sect. Singerella along with the other volvate species.[4]
Description edit
Conocybe volviradicata is a small brown volvate mushroom.
Cap: 1.5cm wide and conical to campanulate. The surface is cinnamon to sienna brown but dries to a buff or yellowish cream colour. It is smooth and silky with a striate margin. The flesh is thin and up to 1mm in the centre. Gills: Almost free, crowded and pale ochre. Stem: 3cm long and 3mm thick with a cream colour surface and distinct striations running to the start of the volva. The base of the stem has a volva and a rooting base that is up to 2cm long. Spore print: ochre to cinnamon brown. Spores: 8-10 x 6-7 μm. Hexagonal with a distinct germ pore and thick wall. Sienna brown.[4]
Etymology edit
The specific epithet volviradicata is named in reference to the volvate, rooting stipe.[4]
Habitat and distribution edit
The specimens studied by Watling, Işıloğlu and Sermenlı were found growing on manured soil on the border of a vegetable garden in Southwest Turkey.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Species fungorum – Conocybe volviradicata Watling, Işıloğlu & Baş Serm". www.speciesfungorum.org.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Conocybe volviradicata".
- ^ Watling, Roy; Işiloğlu, Mustafa; Sermenli, Hayrünisa Baş (2011-02-11). "Observations on the Bolbitiaceae 31. Conocybe volviradicata sp. nov". Mycotaxon. 114 (1): 145–149. doi:10.5248/114.145.
- ^ a b c d Watling, Roy; Işiloğlu, Mustafa; Sermenli, Hayrünisa Baş (2011-02-11). "Observations on the Bolbitiaceae 31. Conocybe volviradicata sp. nov". Mycotaxon. 114 (1): 145–149. doi:10.5248/114.145.