''Lentinula ixodes'' is a species of

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agaric An agaric () is a type of fungal fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe (stalk), with lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus. It is a type of mushroom (or toadstool) ...

fungus in the family

Marasmiaceae The Marasmiaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order (biology), order Agaricales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are most frequently agarics (gilled mushrooms), but occasionally cyphelloid (in the genus ''Cellypha''). According to a ...

that is found in

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. Originally described as ''Agaricus ixodes'' from

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in 1854, it was then considered a synonym of '' Lentinula boryana'' and reestablished as an independent species by J.S. Oliveira, Tiara S. Cabral, Ruby Vargas-Isla & Noemia K. Ishikawa in 2022. It grows on wood such as '' Bertholletia excelsa''. Phylogenetic research shows it is closely related (but still intersterile) to another Amazon species, ''

Lentinula raphanica ''Lentinula'' is a small genus of wood-inhabiting agarics. The neotropical species ''Lentinula boryana'' (= ''L. cubensis'') is the type species. However, the best-known species is ''L. edodes'', the shiitake. The genus was erected by F ...

'', but it can be visually distinguished by the deep orange-brown pileus eventually having fine scales and general similarity to ''L. boryana'' complex.

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* Fungi described in 2022 Edible fungi Marasmiaceae Fungus species {{Agaricales-stub