Omphalotus mexicanus
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Omphalotus mexicanus is a gilled basidiomycete mushroom in the family Marasmiaceae. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science in 1984.[1] Fruit bodies contain the toxic compounds illudin S and illudin M.[2]
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Omphalotus mexicanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Omphalotaceae |
Genus: | Omphalotus |
Species: | O. mexicanus |
Binomial name | |
Omphalotus mexicanus Guzmán & V.Mora (1984) | |
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Found in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, its fruiting bodies are an unusual dark blue tinted with yellow.[3]