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Deceivers
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Deceivers

Laccaria

Laccaria is a genus around 100 species of fungus found in both temperate and tropical regions of the world. They are mycorrhizal. The type species is Laccaria laccata, commonly known as the deceiver. Other notable species include L. bicolor, and the amethyst deceiver (L. amethystina), sometimes incorrectly written as L. amethystea. Because some Laccaria species have the ability to grow vegetatively and/or germinate from basidiospores in culture, they are often used as experimental systems for studies of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes. They have a tetrapolar mating system, meaning that the mating type is controlled by two loci. Recently, the genome of L. bicolor has been sequenced.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Amethystinae

sectionAmethystinae

deceiver

speciesLaccaria laccata

gumtree deceiver

speciesLaccaria fraterna

Laccaria bicolor

complexLaccaria bicolor

Scurfy Deceiver

speciesLaccaria proxima

Sandy Laccaria

speciesLaccaria trullisata

Twisted Deceiver

speciesLaccaria tortilis

Laccaria striatula

speciesLaccaria striatula

Laccaria

subgenusLaccaria

Laccaria masoniae

speciesLaccaria masoniae

Laccaria laccata pallidifolia

varietyLaccaria laccata pallidifolia

Laccaria lateritia

speciesLaccaria lateritia

Laccaria squarrosa

speciesLaccaria squarrosa

Laccaria vinaceoavellanea

speciesLaccaria vinaceoavellanea

Laccaria violaceonigra

speciesLaccaria violaceonigra

Laccaria ohiensis

speciesLaccaria ohiensis

Laccaria longipes

speciesLaccaria longipes

Laccaria affinis

speciesLaccaria affinis

Laccaria gomezii

speciesLaccaria gomezii

Laccaria sp. 'laccata-IN01'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'laccata-IN01'

Laccaria major

speciesLaccaria major

Laccaria canaliculata

speciesLaccaria canaliculata

Laccaria tetraspora

speciesLaccaria tetraspora

Laccaria sp. 'PA01'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'PA01'

Laccaria sp. 'IN01'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'IN01'

Laccaria sp. 'montana-PNW04'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'montana-PNW04'

Laccaria glabripes

speciesLaccaria glabripes

sand deceiver

speciesLaccaria maritima

Laccaria sp. 'laccata-PNW02'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'laccata-PNW02'

Laccaria fibrillosa

speciesLaccaria fibrillosa

Laccaria sp. 'laccata-PNW01'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'laccata-PNW01'

Laccaria moshuijun

speciesLaccaria moshuijun

Laccaria sp. 'CA01'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'CA01'

Laccaria paraphysata

speciesLaccaria paraphysata

Laccaria albifolia

speciesLaccaria albifolia

Laccaria calospora

speciesLaccaria calospora

Laccaria sp. 'IN04'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'IN04'

Laccaria purpureobadia

speciesLaccaria purpureobadia

Laccaria sp. 'ID02'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'ID02'

Laccaria nitrophila

speciesLaccaria nitrophila

Laccaria dallingii

speciesLaccaria dallingii

Laccaria murina

speciesLaccaria murina

Laccaria echinospora

speciesLaccaria echinospora

Laccaria sp. 'FL01'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'FL01'

Laccaria japonica

speciesLaccaria japonica

Laccaria sp. 'AZ02'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'AZ02'

Laccaria sp. 'CA03'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'CA03'

Laccaria rubripora

speciesLaccaria rubripora

Laccaria lilacina

speciesLaccaria lilacina

Laccaria sp. 'NB02'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'NB02'

Laccaria impolita

speciesLaccaria impolita

Laccaria galerinoides

speciesLaccaria galerinoides

Laccaria sp. 'JLF10019'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'JLF10019'

Laccaria sp. 'AZ01'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'AZ01'

Laccaria oblongospora

speciesLaccaria oblongospora

Laccaria sp. 'PNW07'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'PNW07'

Laccaria sp. 'ID01'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'ID01'

Laccaria sp. 'IN02'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'IN02'

Laccaria sp. 'CA05'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'CA05'

Laccaria sp. 'PK01'

speciesLaccaria sp. 'PK01'

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Deceivers in Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.195

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