Gloioxanthomyces vitellinus
| Glistening Waxcap | |
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| Gloioxanthomyces vitellinus, Norway | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Gloioxanthomyces |
| Species: | G. vitellinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gloioxanthomyces vitellinus (Fr.) Lodge, Vizzini, Ercole & Boertm. (2013)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gloioxanthomyces vitellinus is a
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
.
Taxonomy
The species was first
DNA sequences, has shown that the species is not closely related to the type of Hygrocybe, but belongs in the related genus Gloioxanthomyces.[3]
Description
μm.[4]
Similar species
Gloioxanthomyces nitidus is the North American equivalent of G. vitellinus. In Europe, Hygrocybe ceracea is similarly coloured but is never viscid. Chromosera citrinopallida is also similar, but is a species of alpine and montane habitats.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The glistening waxcap is rare but widespread in Europe.[1] Like many other European waxcaps, it occurs in old, agriculturally unimproved, short-sward grassland (pastures and lawns).
Conservation
Gloioxanthomyces vitellinus is typical of
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Jordal J. "Gloioxanthomyces vitellinus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
- ^ Holden L. (July 2014). "English names for fungi 2014". British Mycological Society. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- S2CID 220615978.
- ^ ISBN 978-87-983581-7-6.
