| Hebeloma aminophilum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Hebeloma |
| Species: | H. aminophilum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hebeloma aminophilum R.N.Hilton & O.K. Mill. (1987)
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Hebeloma aminophilum | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is adnate or adnexed |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is pink to brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
Hebeloma aminophilum, commonly known as the ghoul fungus, is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. Found in Western Australia, it gets its common name from the propensity of the fruiting bodies to spring out of decomposing animal remains.