Cantharocybe virosa
| Cantharocybe virosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Cantharocybe |
| Species: | C. virosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantharocybe virosa (Manim. & K.B. Vrinda) T.K.A. Kumar (2013) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megacollybia virosa | |
| Cantharocybe virosa | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is adnate or decurrent | |
| Stipe has a volva | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is inedible | |
Cantharocybe virosa is a member of the fungal family Hygrophoraceae that has been identified in India, Bangladesh and Thailand. It is an ectomycorrhizal fungus that is toxic for consumption and has no know uses in agriculture, horticulture or medicine. C. virosa is a gray to gray-brown fungus with white to yellowish-white gills that can be found in soil or on mud walls near Cocos nucifera.