Leucocoprinus
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Leucocoprinus birnbaumii arising in a flowerpot |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: |
Leucocoprinus Pat. (1888) |
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Leucocoprinus cepistipes (Sowerby) Pat. (1889) |
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Leucocoprinus is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. Its best-known member is the yellow pot-plant mushroom (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii), found worldwide. The type species is Leucocoprinus cepistipes. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 40 species. It includes some highly derived cultivars grown by the Acromyrmex and Atta leaf-cutting ants in an evolved ant–fungus mutualism.
Species of the genus include, but are not limited to:
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