Amanita viscidolutea explained

Amanita viscidolutea is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae native to Brazil.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Menolli, Capelari & Baseia in 2009.^[1]

Description

Amanita viscidolutea has a yellow pileus of NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) in diameter, plane to depressed, with distinct striate white margin and yellowish-white patches of universal veil at center. Lamellae are free, yellowish-white, truncate to rounded-truncate. The stipe is NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) tall and about 38mm wide, yellowish-white and exannulate, with bulb-shaped remnants of universal veil encircling stipe base. It has a pleasant aroma. Basidiospores are inamyloid.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Native to Brazil, this species is solitary to subgregarious, and grows in sandy soil. It is associated and thus possibly in mycorrhizal symbiosis with Coccoloba and Guapira species.

Conservation

It is listed as a vulnerable species on IUCN Red List. Given its habitat, it is threatened by deforestation.

Notes and References

1. Web site: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
2. Menolli . Nelson . Capelari . Marina . Baseia . Iuri Goulart . May 2009 . Amanita viscidolutea, a new species from Brazil with a key to Central and South American species of Amanita section Amanita . Mycologia . en . 101 . 3 . 395–400 . 10.3852/07-079 . 19537212 . 7594094 . 0027-5514.