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Omphalotus mexicanus

Omphalotus mexicanus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Marasmiaceae
Genus: Omphalotus
Species: O. mexicanus
Binomial name
Omphalotus mexicanus
Guzmán & V.Mora (1984)

Omphalotus mexicanus is a gilled basidiomycete mushroom in the Marasmiaceae family. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science in 1984.Fruit bodies contain the compounds illudin S and illudin M.

Found in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, its fruiting bodies are an unusual dark blue tinted with yellow.


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