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. 2024 Dec 2;10(12):835. doi: 10.3390/jof10120835
1 Growing on little dead branches of deciduous trees or other plant residues ………………………………………… 2
1′ Growing on herbivore dung or nutrient-rich soil …………………………………………………………………………3
2 Diameter of pileus veil cells less than 40 μm ………………………………………………………………… C. afronivea
2′ Diameter of pileus veil cells more than 40 μm ……………………………………………………………C. caribaeonivea
3 Basidiomata small-sized, diameter of pileus usually less than 1.0 cm ………………………………………………… 4
3′ Basidiomata middle- to large-sized, diameter of pileus usually larger than 1.5 cm. …………………………………6
4 Central of pileus with light brown hue or pink-brown hue. ………………………………………………C. pseudonivea
4′ Central of pileus (almost) without light brown hue or pink-brown hue. ………………………………………………5
5 Basidiopores five-angular or heart-shaped in frontal view, which with rough surface.………………… C. igarashii
5′ Basidiopores subglobose, rhomboid or limoniform in frontal view, which with smooth surface. ……C. subigarashii
6 Pileus with radiate plication. ……………………………………………………………………………………C. furfuracea
6′ Pileus without radiate plication. ……………………………………………………………………………………………7
7 Pileus snowy white when mature. …………………………………………………………………………………………8
7′ Pileus greyish white when mature. ………………………………………………………………………………………10
8 Growing on horse dung. …………………………………………………………………………………………C. sericivia
8′ Growing on cow dung. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
9 Pleurocystidia present. ………………………………………………………………………………………………C. nivea
9′ Pleurocystidia absent. ………………………………………………………………………………………………C. iliensis
10 Length of basidiospores less than 10 μm.……………………………………………………………………… C. tenuipes
10′ Length of basidiospores 11–14 μm. ……………………………………………………………………………C. khorqiensis