''Phyllotopsis salmonea'' is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

fungus A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

in the family

Phyllotopsidaceae The Phyllotopsidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Basidiocarps are either clavarioid ('' Macrotyphula''), agaricoid ('' Tricholomopsis''), or cyphelloid. Marcel Locquin originally established the family on the basis of share ...

Habitat and distribution

''Phyllotopsis salmonea'' is found in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

and

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10630614 Fungi described in 1975 Fungi of Africa Inedible fungi Fungus species Agaricales