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Indiana Pluteus Mushrooms

Pluteus mushrooms with DNA sequences done by Stephen Russell at MycoMap.

This gallery of images show Pluteus mushrooms that have been assigned temporary codes. Concerning temporary codes, Stephen Russell says the “temporary code name is not a claim that the species is novel. It is a claim that our determination of the species unit has not been outlined/named satisfactorily in DNA repositories. This is not only based on sequence data, but morphology, ecology, and phenology as well. If a type has been sequenced and we can confidently put a name on it, then that is great. If the type has not been sequenced, or reasonable reference data is not available, we place a temp code name on it until solid reference data is available. That allows us to link specimens together and communicate about the species in the interim.” Furthermore, “reasons to use a temporary code name is when there is conflicting reference data, multiple names in play, a single name being used across multiple species, etc. The temporary code name is a signal that more work needs to be done in some context.”

Pluteus Collections with Temporary Codes

Links to iNaturalist observations corresponding to the above images:

List of Pluteus mushrooms that are very closely related to specific Pluteus species, although the DNA does not match exactly. They are probably something novel and undescribed. Names are linked to examples at iNaturalist.

List of Pluteus mushrooms from Indiana that have been positively identified. Linked to good examples of the species at iNaturalist.