Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

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Name scientific

Leucocoprinus Pat., J. Bot. (Morot) 2 16 (1888)

Preferred name

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Taxonomy reference

Segedin, B.P.; Pennycook, S.R. 2001: A nomenclatural checklist of agarics, boletes, and related secotioid and gasteromycetous fungi recorded from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 39(2): 285-348.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

Pat.

Authors

Pat.

Publication place

Patouillard, N.T. 1888: Quelques points de la classification des Agaricinées. Journal de Botanique 2(1): 12-16.

Year published

1888

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Leucocoprinus

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Agaricaceae

Genus

Leucocoprinus

Subordinates

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Cocos nucifera

PDD (1 records from Cook Islands.)

has host

Asplenium ×lucrosum Perrie & Brownsey 2005

PDD (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Beilschmiedia tarairi (A.Cunn.) Kirk

PDD (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Cyathea

PDD (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Dicksonia squarrosa (G.Forst.) Sw.

PDD (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Medinilla

PDD (1 records from New Zealand.)

has host

Quercus

PDD (1 records from New Zealand.)

Descriptions

Anon.: NZFUNGI (unassigned reference).

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Notes

Tiny, delicate, Lepiota-like mushrooms. Saprobes often found on potting mixes, in glasshouses and potplants.

Three species reported from New Zealand, only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Leucocoprinus Pat. (1888)

Anon.

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Leucocoprinus Pat. (1888)

Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; David, J.C.; Stalpers, J.A. (2001)

Agaricaceae Chevall. 1826

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Leucocoprinus Pat. (1888)

Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008)

Agaricaceae Chevall. 1826

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Leucocoprinus Pat.

Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008-)

Agaricaceae Chevall. 1826

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Knudsen, J.; Vesterholt, J. (2012)

Agaricaceae Chevall. 1826

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Leucocoprinus Pat. (1888)

Patouillard, N.T. (1888)

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Leucocoprinus Pat. (1888)

Segedin, B.P.; Pennycook, S.R. (2001)

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Global name resources

Index Fungorum - Leucocoprinus

MycoBank - Leucocoprinus Pat.

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Cook Islands

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

New Zealand

Auckland

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

New Zealand

Bay of Plenty

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

New Zealand

Mid Canterbury

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

New Zealand

Nelson

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

New Zealand

Northland

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Norfolk Island

Leucocoprinus Pat. 1888

Solomon Islands

Identification keys

Identification key

Horak, E. 1971: Contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales s.l. (Fungi) of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9(3): 463-493.

Metadata

Record id

1cb190c2-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Fungi

Date added

1 January 2001

Date last updated

5 November 2025

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