TABLE 1 in Leucoagaricus thallensis (Agaricaceae; Basidiomycota), a new species from Punjab, Pakistan

TABLE 1 Comparative features of different sections of genus Leucoagaricus according to following studies (Singer 1948, 1986; Bon 1993; Kumar et al. 2009; Vellinga 2010; Vellinga et al. 2010; Muñoz et al. 2012; Ullah et al. 2019; Latha et al. 2020).
Sect. AnnulatiSect. SculpturatiSect. LeucoagaricusSect. PiloseliSect. SphaerocystophoriPileusReddish, Fleshy, silky surfaces, tend to break up into scales, or fibrillose, to fibrillose- squamuloseReddish brown, pinkish ocher, olive or orange pileus covering, Fleshy, silky surfaces with scales, or fibrillose, to fibrillose- squamuloseReddish brown, pinkish ocher, olive, orange or not bright colored covering, fleshy, silky surfaces, tend to break up into scales, or fibrillose, to fibrillose- squamuloseWhite or lilac, scaly fibrillose.Yellow colored Not splittingpectinate, not even sulcate or striate, glabrous in the center, epicutis consisting of sphaerocysts forming an epithelium.AnnulusPresentPresentPresentPresentPoorly developedBruising reactionsSometimes no change, others change to shades of yellow, brown or redNo changeNo changeReddening or darkeningNot observedReaction with AmmoniaTurn greenNegativeNegativeGreen discolorationNot observedSpore printWhite, creamy, cream orange or pink colored, when white, darkens to cream color after dehydrationWhite, creamy, or pinkWhite, creamy, or pinkCream orange or pinkWhite, creamy, or pinkLamellaeWhiteWhiteWhiteWhite, Pinkish with ageWhiteBasidiosporesSmooth, often narrow, non- truncate, germ pore distinct.Not Smooth, nail- like ornamentations present, germ pores incomplete or often absent.Smooth, germ pores incomplete or often absent.Smooth, no germ poreCoarse and ornamented, germ pores absent.Hyphal pigmentsBrown plasmaticBrown, vacuolar pigments PresentBrownish vacuolar pigments present, either no pigments or with little intraparietal/ intracellular pigmentationDark granules or pigments in KOH or ammoniaGenerally absent, yellowish if present