Agaricus (Pseudochitonia) section Cymbiformes M.Q. He & R.L. Zhao

He, Mao-Qiang, Chuankid, Boontiya, Hyde, Kevin D., Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon, & Zhao, Rui-Lin, 2018, A new section and species of AgaricussubgenusPseudochitonia from Thailand, MycoKeys 40, pp. 53-67 : 53

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.40.26918

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scientific name

Agaricus (Pseudochitonia) section Cymbiformes M.Q. He & R.L. Zhao
status

sect. nov.

Agaricus (Pseudochitonia) section Cymbiformes M.Q. He & R.L. Zhao sect. nov.

Type species.

Agaricus angusticystidiatus M.Q. He, Desjardin., K.D. Hyde & R.L. Zhao

Etymology.

In reference to the cymbiform basidiospores.

Original description.

KOH reaction negative, Schäffer’s reaction negative on dry specimens. No discolouration on touching, but discolouration reddish-brown on cutting. Annulus membranous. Smell strong iodoform. Basidiospores cymbiform and cheilocystidia narrow with variable shapes.