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Pyrrhulomyces astragalinus (Conifer scalycap)

Pyrrhulomyces astragalinus. Photo: (c) Ariel G, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Strophariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Under an older classification, the family covered 18 genera and 1316 species. The species of Strophariaceae have red-brown to dark brown spore prints, while the spores themselves are smooth and have an apical germ pore. These agarics are also characterized by having a cutis-type pileipellis. Ecologically, all species in this group are saprotrophs, growing on various kinds of decaying organic matter. The family was circumscribed…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Strophariaceae
        Genus: Pyrrhulomyces
        Species: Pyrrhulomyces astragalinus (Conifer scalycap)

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