Macrolepiota albuminosa
Introduction '''''Macrolepiota albuminosa''''' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae, found in Peradeniya, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Taxonomy In 1847, English mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley scientifically described it and named it ''Agaricus albuminosus''. It was transferred to the genus ''Termitomyces'' in 1941 by the French botanist Roger Heim. In 1972, British mycologist David Pegler reexamined the specimen, and moved it to ''Macrolepiota''.
Name misuse Frequently, the name ''Collybia albuminosa'' is misused for ''Termitomyces eurrhizus'', and the name ''Termitomyces albuminosus'' for ''Termitomyces'' mushrooms.
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