Aphroditeola

Aphroditeola
Found in Västerbotten, Sweden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Hygrophoraceae
Genus:
Aphroditeola

Redhead & Manfr.Binder (2013)
Type species
Aphroditeola olida
(Quél.) Redhead & Manfr.Binder (2013)
Synonyms

Cantharellus olidus Quél., in Cooke & Quélet, (1878)
Merulius olidus (Quél.) Kuntze (1891)
Clitocybe olida (Quél.) Konrad (1929)
Hygrophoropsis olida (Quél.) Métrod (1949)

Aphroditeola is an agaric fungal monotypic genus that produces pink cantharelloid fruit bodies on coniferous forest floors. The lamellae are forked and typically the fruit bodies have a fragrant odor described as candy-like, cinnamon-like or pink bubble gum-like. It contains the one species Aphroditeola olida, which is commonly known as the pink bubblegum mushroom.[1]

In the last century it was classified in Hygrophoropsis, a genus in the Boletales. However, Hygrophoropsis has dextrinoid basidiospores,[2][3] while Aphroditeola lacks these. Phylogenetically Aphroditeola is classified in the Agaricales near the Hygrophoraceae.[4][5] Little is known about its biology except that the type species can be grown in culture from basidiospores and it produces pinkish to reddish-orange mycelium.[6][7] In other literature and web sites, the type species is called by synonymous names Hygrophoropsis morganii or Hygrophoropsis olida or incorrectly labelled Hygrophoropsis rufescens, a misapplied name.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 47. ISBN 9781941624197.
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