Paragyrodon
| Paragyrodon | |
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| Paragyrodon sphaerosporus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Paxillaceae |
| Genus: |
Paragyrodon (Singer) Singer (1942) |
| Type species | |
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Paragyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer (1942) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ixocomus sphaerosporus (Peck) E.-J.Gilbert (1931) |
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| Paragyrodon sphaerosporus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
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pores on hymenium |
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cap is infundibuliform |
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hymenium is adnate |
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stipe has a cortina |
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spore print is yellow-brown |
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ecology is mycorrhizal |
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edibility: unknown |
Ixocomus sphaerosporus (Peck) E.-J.Gilbert (1931)
Gyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer (1940)
Suillus sphaerosporus (Peck) A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1964)
Paragyrodon is a genus of fungi in the family Paxillaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Paragyrodon sphaerosporus. Paragyrodon was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1942.
The species is distributed mostly around the Great Lakes Region, however, the species has also been observed further west in Kansas, Iowa and Colorado. The species has been associated with the white oak and the gambel oak in Colorado.
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