Geastrum britannicum

Scientific classification
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Fungi

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Basidiomycota

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Agaricomycetes

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Phallomycetidae

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Geastrales

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Geastraceae

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Geastrum

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G. britannicum

Binomial name
Geastrum britannicum

J.C. Zamora (2015)

Geastrum britannicum is an inedible fungus from the family Geastraceae, whose fruit body resembles a man figure. The specific epithet britannicum reflects the fact that the fungus is found only in Great Britain.[1]

## Taxonomy[edit]

Geastrum britannicum was first spotted on a roadside verge in Cockley Cley under pine trees in 2000 by Jonathan Revett.[1] At the time, the species was believed to be merely a variant of Geastrum quadrifidum, which is only slightly different in appearance.[1] In 2015, the fungus was finally described as a new species by Juan Carlos Zamora on the basis of morphology and DNA sequence analysis.[1][2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Dan Hyde (29 March 2015). "New mushroom species found in Norfolk (don't eat it)". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
2. ^ "Geastrum britannicum". MycoBank. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

## Further reading[edit]

* J.C. Zamora; F.D. Calonge; M.P. Martín (2015). "Integrative taxonomy reveals an unexpected diversity in Geastrum section Geastrum (Geastrales, Basidiomycota)". Persoonia. 34: 130–165. doi:10.3767/003158515X687443. PMC 4510276. PMID 26240450.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q19787362
* CoL: 6JZ8Q
* Fungorum: 810500
* GBIF: 7743509
* iNaturalist: 1028907
* MycoBank: 810500
* NBN: NHMSYS0021125206
* NCBI: 1704283

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