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Coprotus lacteus

Coprotus lacteus (Cooke & W.Phillips) Kimbr., Luck-Allen & Cain

A fungal species, order Pezizales. Recorded under 1 common name across 1 language.

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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Pezizomycetes
Order
Pezizales
Genus
Coprotus
What it is called
Dutch
Melkwit mestschijfje
Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

  • Ascobolus lacteus Cooke & W.Phillips
  • Ascophanus lacteus var. microsporus Heimerl
  • Helotium lacteum (Cooke & W.Phillips) Massee

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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