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Paragyrodon

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Paragyrodon
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
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Paragyrodon

(Singer) Singer (1942)
Type species
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
(Peck) Singer (1942)
Synonyms[1]

Ixocomus sphaerosporus (Peck) E.-J.Gilbert (1931)
Gyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer (1940)
Suillus sphaerosporus (Peck) A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1964)

Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
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Pores on hymenium
Cap is infundibuliform
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe has a cortina
Spore print is yellow-brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

Paragyrodon is a genus of fungi in the family Paxillaceae.[2] It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Paragyrodon sphaerosporus. Paragyrodon was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1942.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is distributed mostly around the Great Lakes Region, however, the species has also been observed further west in Kansas, Iowa and Colorado.[4] The species has been associated with the white oak and the gambel oak in Colorado.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paragyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer 1942". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 495. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ^ Singer R. (1942). "Das System der Agaricales. II". Annales Mycologici (in German). 40: 1–132 (see p. 25).
  4. ^ Kuo, M. "Paragyrodon sphaerosporus". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.