Hebeloma aminophilum
| Hebeloma aminophilum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Hebeloma |
| Species: | H. aminophilum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hebeloma aminophilum R.N.Hilton & O.K. Mill. (1987) | |
| Hebeloma aminophilum Mycological characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or depressed | |
| Hymenium is adnate or adnexed | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is pink to brown | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Hebeloma aminophilum, commonly known as the ghoul fungus, is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. Found in Western Australia, it gets its common name from the propensity of the fruiting bodies to spring out of decomposing animal remains.
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