First Report of a Neotropical Agaric (Lepiota spiculata, Agaricales, Basidiomycota) Containing Lethal α-Amanitin at Toxicologically Relevant Levels

First Report of a Neotropical Agaric (Lepiota spiculata, Agaricales, Basidiomycota) Containing Lethal α-Amanitin at Toxicologically Relevant Levels

A recent collection of Lepiota spiculata from the Dominican Republic is presented here. Macro- and micromorphological features of L. spiculata are described in detail, and its evolutionary (phylogenetic) position within Lepiota sect. Ovisporae, in the subincarnata/brunneoincarnata clade, is assessed...

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Main Authors: Claudio Angelini, Alfredo Vizzini, Alfredo Justo, Alberto Bizzi, Paolo Davoli, Ertuğrul Kaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Agaricomycetes
Agaricaceae
Lepiota
molecular and chemical analyses
taxonomy
toxins
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01833/full

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