Tag Archives: Agaricaceae

Agaricus hahashimensis S. Ito & S. Imai

Hahajima Horse Mushroom (Agaricus hahashimensis)

The Hahajima Horse Mushroom was collected in 1936 on the island of Hahajima in the Ogasawara group, Japan and was described in 1940.

The species is considered extinct. [1]

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References:  

[1] Kentaro Hosaka; Takahito Kobayashi; Michael A. Castellano; Takamichi Orihara: The status of voucher specimens of mushroom spwcies thought to be extinct from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Ser. B 44(2): 53-66. 2018

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edited: 30.08.2020

Lepiota boninensis S. Ito & S. Imai

Bonin Islands Lepiota Mushroom (Lepiota boninensis)  

This species is known only from a single locality on the island of Chichijima in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.

The species is considered extinct. [1]

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References:  

[1] Kentaro Hosaka; Takahito Kobayashi; Michael A. Castellano; Takamichi Orihara: The status of voucher specimens of mushroom species thought to be extinct from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Ser. B 44(2): 53-66. 2018

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edited: 31.08.2020

Coprinus boninensis S. Ito & S. Imai

Bonin Islands Ink Cap (Coprinus boninensis)  

This species is known from a single locality on the island of Chichijima in the Ogasawara group, Japan, where it was growing on decaying herbs.

The species is considered extinct. [1]

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References:  

[1] Kentaro Hosaka; Takahito Kobayashi; Michael A. Castellano; Takamichi Orihara: The status of voucher specimens of mushroom spwcies thought to be extinct from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Ser. B 44(2): 53-66. 2018

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edited: 31.08.2020