Cantharellus coccolobae

Cantharellus coccolobae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Cantharellus
Species:
C. coccolobae
Binomial name
Cantharellus coccolobae
Buyck, P.A. Moreau & Courtec. 2016

Cantharellus coccolobae is a species of Cantharellus (commonly referred to as chanterelles) that was formally described in 2016.[1] C. coccolobae is ectomycorrhizal, forming a symbiotic relationship with Coccoloba uviferae (seagrape) and Coccoloba diversifolia (pigeonplum).[2] It is present in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Mexico, and Florida, United States.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Buyck, Bart; Moreau, Pierre-Arthur; Courtecuisse, Régis; Kong, Alejandro; Roy, Mélanie; Hofstetter, Valérie (2016-09-01). "Cantharellus coccolobae sp. nov. and Cantharellus garnieri , Two Tropical Members of Cantharellus subg. Cinnabarinus". Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 37 (3): 391–403. doi:10.7872/crym/v37.iss3.2016.391. ISSN 0181-1584.
  2. ^ "PP369/PP369: The Common Chanterelles (Cantharellus and Craterellus) of Florida". Ask IFAS - Powered by EDIS. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  3. ^ "Cantharellus coccolobae in MycoBank".
  4. ^ Kuo, Michael. "Cantharellus coccolobae (MushroomExpert.Com)". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
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