Clitopaxillus alexandri

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Clitopaxillus alexandri
Clitopaxillus alexandri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pseudoclitocybaceae
Genus: Clitopaxillus
Species:
C. alexandri
Binomial name
Clitopaxillus alexandri
(Gillet) G. Moreno, Vizzini, Consiglio & P. Alvarado (2018)
Synonyms

Paxillus alexandri Gillet (1873)
Lepista alexandri (Gillet) Gillet (1876)
Clitocybe alexandri (Gillet) Gillet (1884)

Clitopaxillus alexandri
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or umbonate
saprotrophic

Clitopaxillus alexandri is a

saprotrophic and is mainly known from Europe.[2]

Description

The

basidiospores are smooth, ellipsoid, weakly amyloid, and measure 4.5–5.5 x 3.5–4.0 μm.[2]

Similar species

The recently described

clamp connections. It also differs in having a subarctic and alpine distribution.[2]

Habitat and distribution

The species typically occurs in leaf litter with pine, oak, and cedar. It was originally described from France and is mostly known from southern, western, and central Europe, extending into North Africa.[2]

Conservation

Clitopaxillus alexandri is assessed as "critically endangered" on the Red Data List of Threatened British Fungi,[3] "vulnerable" on the Dutch red list,[4] and "threatened" or "near threatened" on some other European red lists, including those of Germany,[5] Hungary,[6] and Norway.[7]

References

  1. ^ Holden L. (April 2022). "English names for fungi 2022". British Mycological Society. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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  3. ^ Evans SE, Henrici A, Ing B (2006). "Red Data List of Threatened British Fungi" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. ^ "Rode Lijst Paddenstoelen". Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. ^ "Rote Liste Zentrum". Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  6. ^ Siller I, Vasa G (1995). "Red list of macrofungi of Hungary (revised edition)". Studio bot. hung. 26: 7–14.
  7. ^ "Norsk rødliste for arter 2021". Retrieved 2023-01-21.