title: A gilled mushroom, Gerontomyces lepidotus gen. et sp. nov. (Basidiomycota: Agaricales), in Baltic amber.
abstract: A densely scaled small mushroom in Baltic amber is described as Gerontomyces lepidotus gen. et sp. nov. and is characterized by a convex pileus 1.0 mm in diameter, distant to subdistant lamellae with smooth margins and a centrally inserted cylindrical, solid stipe. Its taxonomic placement is uncertain. This is the first mushroom described from Baltic amber.
authors: Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. Electronic address: poinarg@science.oregonstate.edu.
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Poinar
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018647:Amber; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D012426:Russia
chemical_list: D018647:Amber
keywords: Cenozoic Agaricales; Eocene amber; Fossil mushroom