Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec. is a fungus in the Hydnaceae family, order Cantharellales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec. (Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec.)
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Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec.

Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec.

Cantharellus coccolobae is an ectomycorrhizal chanterelle species formally described in 2016, found across parts of the Caribbean and southeastern North America.

Family
Genus
Cantharellus
Order
Cantharellales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec.

Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec. is a species of Cantharellus, a group commonly known as chanterelles. It was formally described as a new species in 2016. This fungus is ectomycorrhizal, meaning it forms a symbiotic relationship with two plant species: Coccoloba uvifera (seagrape) and Coccoloba diversifolia (pigeonplum). Its known distribution includes the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Mexico, and Florida, United States.

Photo: (c) Will Chatfield-Taylor, all rights reserved, uploaded by Will Chatfield-Taylor

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Cantharellales Hydnaceae Cantharellus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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