vs Coastal Mushoom

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Agaricus litoralis

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Coastal Mushoom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Coastal Mushoom
Kingdom	Chromista (크로미스타)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (대롱편모조식물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Phaeophyceae (갈조강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Ectocarpales (솜털목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Chordariaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Asperococcus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Agaricus litoralis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Coastal Mushoom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Coastal Mushoom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Coastal Mushoom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Asperococcus ensiformis는 암석 기질에 부착하는 길쭉한 자루 모양 또는 검 모양의 엽체를 형성하는 관형 내지 납작한 갈조류입니다. 북대서양과 지중해 연안의 조간대 및 얕은 조하대 암반 해안에 서식하며, 파도에 노출된 연안 지대의 암반과 대형조류 위에서 생장하는 광합성 대형조류입니다.

Coastal Mushoom

Agaricus litoralis, the coastal mushroom, is a saprotrophic agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae occurring in sand dunes, coastal grassland, and sandy soil habitats along the coasts of northwestern Europe, with confirmed records from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The genus Agaricus contains the familiar cultivated button mushroom (A. bisporus) along with hundreds of wild species, and members are characterized by a ring on the stem and browning, discoloring, or non-discoloring flesh when cut, features used in field identification. Agaricus litoralis is a medium-sized mushroom producing white to cream-colored caps 4–10 centimeters across with pinkish then dark brown gills and a stout stem with a double ring, fruiting in sand dune hollows and the grassy margins of coastal habitats from summer through autumn. The specific epithet litoralis refers directly to its coastal habitat preference. As a saprotroph, it decomposes organic matter in the sandy soil substrate, releasing nutrients back into the ecosystem. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, being relatively widespread in suitable coastal sandy habitat across northwestern Europe. Like many coastal fungi, it is specifically adapted to the nutrient-poor, well-drained, alkaline conditions of stabilized sand dune systems.