| Leratiomyces | |
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| Leratiomyces erythrocephalus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Subkingdom: | Dikarya |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Subphylum: | Agaricomycotina |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Subclass: | Agaricomycetidae |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Leratiomyces Bresinsky & Manfr. Binder |
| Type species | |
| Leratiomyces similis Bresinsky & Manfr. Binder ex ex Bridge, Spooner, Beever & D.C. Park |
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| Species | |
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L. atrovirens |
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Leratiomyces is a genus of mushroom-forming basidiomycetes first described in 2008.[1] It includes several formerly described, variously, from the genera Stropharia, Hypholoma, and Weraroa. It was formerly classified as Stropharia Section Stropholoma, though some authorities placed this section in the genus Hypholoma, as these species often has features that are intermediate between the two genera.
This group includes a number of mushrooms found commonly in woodchip beds, such as Leratiomyces ceres and L. percevalii. It also includes a number of secotioid species, including the type species, L. similis, as well as L. cucullatus and L. erythrocephalus