ACTA MYCOLOGICA Vol. 46 (2): 137–178 2011 Rare species of Lepiota and related genera BŁAŻEJ GIERCZYK1, ANNA KUJAWA2, ANDRZEJ SZCZEPKOWSKI3 and PIOTR CHACHUŁA4 1Faculty of Chemistry, A. Mickiewicz University Grunwaldzka 6, PL-60-780 Poznań,
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[email protected] Gierczyk B., Kujawa A., Szczepkowski A., Chachuła P.: Rare species of Lepiota and related genera. Acta Mycol. 46 (2): 137–178, 2011. The paper presents 47 fungi taxa (species and varietes) belonging to the genera Cystolepiota, Echinoderma, Lepiota, Leucoagaricus, Leucocoprinus, Macrolepiota and Melanophyllum, found in Poland, which have been not reported earlier from this area (18 species: Cystolepiota fumosifolia, C. moelleri, C. petasiformis, Echinoderma carinii, E. pseudoasperula, Lepiota angustispora, L. apatelia, L. cingulum, L. cortinarius var. audreae, L. cristata var. felinoides, L. forquignonii, L. rubella, Leucoagaricus cinerascens, L. ionidicolor, L. sericifer var. sericellatus, Macrolepiota heimii, M. rhodosperma var. rhodosperma, M. venenata) or have been known only from a few localities. For the species new to Poland short descriptions, based on the specimens examined and literature data, are given and their micromorphological characters are illustrated. Key words: Basidiomycota, Agaricaceae, diversity, distribution, Poland 138 B.Gierczyk et al. INTRODUCTION The genera Cystolepiota Singer, Echinoderma (Bon) Bon, Lepiota (Pers.) Grey, Leucoagaricus (Locq.) Singer, Leucocoprinus Pat., Macrolepiota Singer and Melano- phyllum Velen.