Deconica inquilina

Deconica inquilina is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. Formerly a member of the genus Psilocybe (well known for its psilocybin containing members), this species belonged to the non-blueing (non-hallucinogenic) clade^[1] and was consequently moved to Deconica in 2009.^[2]

Deconica inquilina spores 1000x

Deconica inquilina cheilocystidia 1000x

Deconica inquilina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Strophariaceae
Genus:	Deconica
Species:	D. inquilina
Binomial name
Deconica inquilina (Fries) Romagn.

Deconica inquilina Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex or conical
	Hymenium is adnate or sinuate
	Stipe has a cortina
	Spore print is purple-brown
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is unknown

Habitat and distribution

Deconica inquilina is found growing on decaying grass. It is very widely distributed, reported from North America, South America and Europe.^[3]

References

1. Moncalvo JM, Vilgalys R, Redhead SA, Johnson JE, James TY, Catherine Aime M, Hofstetter V, Verduin SJ, Larsson E, Baroni TJ, Greg Thorn R, Jacobsson S, Clémençon H, Miller OK Jr (2002). "One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 23 (3): 357–400. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00027-1. PMID 12099793.
2. Norvell L. (2009). "Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi: 15" (PDF). Mycotaxon. 110: 487–92. doi:10.5248/110.487. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-31.
3. Guzman G, Trappe JM (2005). "The Hallucinogenic and Nonhallucinogenic Species of the Genus Psilocybe Fayod (Basidiomycotina) in Washington State, USA: New Records and a New Species". International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. 7 (4): 583–589. doi:10.1615/intjmedmushr.v7.i4.80.

• Media related to Psilocybe inquilina at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Deconica inquilina at Wikispecies