Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Lepiota micropholis (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Basidiomycota

Class
Agaricomycetes

Order
Agaricales

Family
Agaricaceae

Genus
Lepiota

Species
micropholis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lepiota lactea Murrill (Kirk, 2022).

References

  • Kirk, P. Ed. (2022) Index Fungorum CABI, CBS, Landcare Research, SBML, Beltsville, British Lichen Society, RBG Kew (Mycology), University of Oslo, National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Brussels, New York Botanical Garden, Swedish Museum of Natural History
  • Reid, D.A. Pegler, D.N., & Spooner, B.M. (1980) An Annotated List of the Fungi of the Galápagos Islands. Kew Bulletin 35(4): 847-892.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Lepiota micropholis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20549. Accessed 1 November 2026.