A new Leucoagaricus species of section Piloselli (Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from Spain.
The new species Leucoagaricus variicolor is described from a public park in Zaragoza, Spain, based on both morphological and molecular characters. Illustrations of fresh basidiomata in situ and of the main macro- and micromorphological features are added. Leucoagaricusvariicolor belongs to section Piloselli and is compared with similar taxa.
Avda. Valvanera 32, 5.° dcha. 26500 Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain.
Guillermo
G
Muñoz
Agustín
A
Caballero
Marco
M
Contu
Alfredo
A
Vizzini
Agaricomycetes; Basidiomycota; nrITS rDNA; taxonomy