Genus Entoloma

Observations on Inocephalus virescens comb. nov. and Alboleptonia stylophora from northeastern Queensland

“…We agree with Noordeloos & Hausknecht (2007) that thorough documentation of material of Inocephalus virescens collected throughout its entire geographical range is mandatory in order to determine morphological and anatomical variation of this complicated species. Therefore, we consider, as did Noordeloos & Hausknecht (2007) for their Mauritius material, that the collections from northeastern Queensland and New South Wales fit the concept of I. virescens sensu lato.…”

“…"Entoloma virescens" sensu Noordeloos & Hausknecht (2007) from Seychelles has cylindro-clavate cheilocystidia, pseudocystidia and similar macroscopic features as our collections. However, the Noordeloos & Hausknecht taxon has only 4-angled basidiospores (10-11.5 µm, average 11.3 µm) and a mild taste contrasting with our material with 4-5-angled basidiospores and a bitter taste that quickly becomes acrid.…”

“…using the keys in Romagnesi (1941) and Romagnesi & Gilles (1979) or as "Entoloma virescens" using the keys in Horak (1976Horak ( , 1980. Our collections, for the most part, also match descriptions of "Entoloma virescens" sensu Noordeloos & Hausknecht (2007) and Entoloma aeruginosum Hiroe (≡ Rhodophyllus aeruginosus Hiroe) Hongo sensu Courtecuisse (1986). Our collections also nearly match a description of I. virescens from the Lesser Antilles (Baroni unpublished).…”

“…Entoloma aeruginosum is macroscopically and microscopically similar to "Entoloma virescens" sensu Noordeloos & Hausknecht (2007), but its holotype no longer exists. Courtecuisse (1986), who examined two collections from Japan with basidiospores averaging >10 µm -one labeled Rhodophyllus aeruginosus with basidiospores measuring 9.5-11.5(-12.0) µm and the other labeled Entoloma aeruginosum with basidiospores measuring 10-12(-12.5) µm -concluded that the basidiospores were more complex in their morphology than those in the Agaricus virescens holotype.…”

Entoloma shandongense T. Bau & J.R. Wang (Agaricales, Entolomataceae): a new distributional record from India

“…(Basidiomycota, Agaricales) comprises approximately 1,500 species (Noordeloos and Morozova 2010) and is considered to be worldwide in distribution (Noordeloos 1981). Its cosmopolitan nature is observed through studies in South America (Horak 1982), the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (Largent 1994), the Netherlands (Noordeloos 1980), the Mascarenes and the Seychelles (Noordeloos and Hausknecht 2007), Tasmania Gates 2007, 2009), Primorsky Territory of the Russian Far East (Noordeloos and Morozova 2010), Brazil (Putzke and Putzke 2000;Alves and Nascimento 2012), China (Li et al 2009;He et al 2012;Wang and Bau 2013), and Sri Lanka (Pegler 1986). However, vast areas such as India, Africa, South America and South East Asia are still under-explored (Noordeloos and Morozova 2010).…”