Cystolepiota albogilva

Cystolepiota albogilva is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.^[1][2]

Cystolepiota albogilva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Agaricaceae
Genus:	Cystolepiota
Species:	C. albogilva
Binomial name
Cystolepiota albogilva Singer (1989)

Cystolepiota albogilva Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is free
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is unknown

Taxonomy

It was described in 1989 by the German mycologist Rolf Singer who classified it as Cystolepiota albogilva.^[3]

Description

Cystolepiota albogilva is a small white mushroom with white flesh.

Cap: Up to 1cm wide, convex and flattening with age finally with a slight depression in the centre. The surface is covered with woolly scales (floccosus) which are white at the margins and discolouring yellow towards the centre. Gills: Free, crowded and whitish or pale cream. Stem: 1.5-1.9cm tall and 1-2mm wide.The surface is white and appears smooth and bare but it has a subtle frosted coating that may be more visible with a lens. The stem runs equally to the base where whitish mycelium may be present. There is no stem ring. Spores: Ellipsoidal. Nonamyloid, hyaline or yellowish in KOH. 3.8-5.5 x 2.5 μm. Basidia: 11-13 x 3.5-4.5 μm. Four spored. Smell: Indistinct.^[3]

Habitat and distribution

The specimens studied by Singer were found growing on the ground near Igapó forests in Ponta Negra, Brazil.^[3]