Dissoderma odoratum information

Dissoderma odoratum
A specimen from Rovaniemi, Finland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Squamanitaceae
Genus:	Dissoderma
Species:	D. odoratum
Binomial name
Dissoderma odoratum (Cool) I. Saar & Thorn, 2022
Synonyms[1]
Lepiota odorata Cool Squamanita odorata (Cool) Imbach Tricholoma odoratum (Cool) Konrad & Maubl.

Dissoderma odoratum is a species of fungi in the family Squamanitaceae. It is a distinctly strong-smelling species with small, purple sporocarps. The fungus parasites in the sporocarps of the veiled hebeloma (Hebeloma mesophaeum), which are deformed by the parasitic fungus. Dissoderma odoratum is mostly found in Europe but has also been found from the United States. The fungus is a rare species that is classified as endangered in several European countries.