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Protostropharia

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Protostropharia, is a coprophilousagaric fungal genus that produces glutinous, mostly yellowish to yellow brownfruit bodies. Characteristically most form chrysocystidia and rather large, smooth, violaceous basidiosporeseach with a prominent germ pore (as Stropharia subg. Stercophila[1][2]). It is differentiated from Stropharia by production of astrocystidia on its mycelium rather than by acanthocytesthat Stropharia produces.[3][4][5][6]Phylogenetically, Protostropharia is distinct from Stropharia, Pholiota, and Leratiomyces.[7][8] Two species, P. luteonitens and P. tuberosa form pseudosclerotia in the dung substrates

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SonniSeyer
SonniSeyer 8 years ago

Yes, you are right. Thank you.

CorduneanuVlad
CorduneanuVlad 8 years ago

I think this is a Protostropharia sp.

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