Volvariella leucocalix

Volvariella leucocalix is a species of fungus in the family Pluteaceae. Its name is attributed to the white volva pertaining to the species. More specifically, the name comes from the Greek words, ‘leuco’, meaning a whitish color, and ‘calix’, meaning cup. First described by Sa MCA and Felipe Wartchow in 2016 as a species of Volvariella.[1]

Volvariella leucocalix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pluteaceae
Genus: Volvariella
Species:
V. leucocalix
Binomial name
Volvariella leucocalix
Sá and Wartchow (2016)
Volvariella leucocalix
gills on hymenium
cap is umbonate
hymenium is free
stipe has a volva
spore print is salmon
edibility: unknown

Description

The sporocarp is small and has a fuliginous brown umbonate cap with a diameter of 26 mm. The stem is white and becomes narrower the farther up it is and is hollow at its apex. Based on a sample of 30 basidiospores, it was found that their length ranged from 5–5.6 × 2.6–3.6 µm, with an average length 5.2 µm for a single basidiome, the spores are also are ellipsoid to elongate and pinkish/salmon in color.

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