Protostropharia alcis
| Protostropharia alcis | |
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| On moose dung, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Protostropharia |
| Species: | P. alcis
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| Binomial name | |
| Protostropharia alcis (Kytöv.) Redhead, Thorn & Malloch (2013)
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| Synonyms | |
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| Protostropharia alcis | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is adnate | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is purple-black | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Protostropharia alcis is a species of coprophilous agaric fungus in the family Strophariaceae. The fungus produces fruit bodies on moose, elk, and deer dung. The species has been recorded in Europe, Canada and Brazil.