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01Overview

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This account links a named American sequence collection with a small published chemical dataset. The assay source contains a conflicting baeocystin range, retained as an open evidence issue. [ramirez-cruz-2013-phylogeny] [gotvaldova-2022]

This is a scientific reference record, not field-identification guidance.

02Nomenclature

Accepted name
Psilocybe caerulipes
Authority
(Peck) Sacc.
Family
Agrocybaceae
Publication year
1887
Basionym
Agaricus caerulipes Peck
Taxonomic status
accepted
MycoBank identifier
Not yet researched — verification required
Index Fungorum identifier
Not yet researched — verification required
Synonyms (0 recorded names)

No verified synonyms entered. This does not indicate that synonyms do not exist.

Nomenclatural sources: [species-fungorum-197955-2026] [niskanen-2026] [ramirez-cruz-2013-phylogeny]

Research completeness

taxonomy
Agent source-checked — Codex (agent), 2026-09-12

Current name and primary treatment checked. Original protologues and exhaustive synonymy remain pending. Any historical name conflict is explicitly resolved within the account’s scope.

overview
preliminary

Selected source passages checked; comprehensive synthesis remains pending.

description
not researched

Research remains incomplete; no absence or conservation category inferred.

ecology
preliminary

Selected source passages checked; comprehensive synthesis remains pending.

distribution
preliminary

Selected source passages checked; comprehensive synthesis remains pending.

chemistry
disputed

Table 1, methods and supplement checked. Source disagreements are preserved in evidence conflicts; no species mean, extrapolation or inferred zero is supplied.

molecular
preliminary

Selected source passages checked; comprehensive synthesis remains pending.

history
preliminary

Selected source passages checked; comprehensive synthesis remains pending.

conservation
not researched

Research remains incomplete; no absence or conservation category inferred.

03Taxonomic description

Taxonomic description. These characters are presented for scientific reference and are not intended as field-identification guidance.

Macroscopic characters

Not yet researched

This section has not yet been researched for this account.

Microscopic characters

Not yet researched

This section has not yet been researched for this account.

04Distribution and ecology

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The assay supplement lists PS-55 from Detroit and PS-57 from Kentucky, USA. These are study localities, not a mapped range. [gotvaldova-2022]

Known range
Not yet researched
Habitats
Not yet researched
Substrates
Not yet researched
Ecological associations
Not yet researched
Seasonality
Not yet researched

Ecological context

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The 2024 phylogenomic study assigns its caerulipes cluster to wood-decay ecology. This is the study’s ecological coding, not a complete habitat synthesis. [bradshaw-2024]

Occurrence records

Occurrence map — awaiting verified records

No occurrence points loaded.

Recorded observations are not equivalent to true biological range. Absence of records does not demonstrate absence of a species.

Occurrence provenance & future map methods
Source
Not yet supplied
Licence / retrieval date
Awaiting licence / Not retrieved
Coordinate uncertainty
Not reviewed
Sensitive records
unreviewed

Future ingestion will review licensing, coordinate uncertainty and sensitive locations. Sampling, clustering and date filters will operate on separately loaded datasets; no coordinates are embedded in this page.

05Chemistry

Measurements belong to studies, specimens and methods. A single concentration cannot stand in for a species.

Published assays · Measurements retain their original methodological context.
Study / yearMaterialMethodRecord
Extensive Collection of Psychotropic Mushrooms with Determination of Their Tryptamine Alkaloids / 2022Dried fruiting bodiesUHPLC–MS/MS (triple quadrupole; positive electrospray; dynamic multiple reaction monitoring)Details ↓
gotvaldova-2022-caerulipes-table-1 — specimen, methods & measurements
Source location
Table 1, Psilocybe caerulipes row; sections 2.2 and 3.2–3.4; Supplementary Table S1
Verification
Source checked; see evidence trail
Measurement basis
dry mass
Specimen
Whole fruiting bodies (cap and stipe) identified as Psilocybe caerulipes in the source.
Material
Dried fruiting bodies
Sample size
4
Sample counting basis
4 fruiting bodies (fb), from 2 collections (n), as printed in Table 1.
Provenance
Collection-level origins retained below.
Analytical method
UHPLC–MS/MS (triple quadrupole; positive electrospray; dynamic multiple reaction monitoring)
Preparation
Dried, homogenized fruiting bodies; acidified methanol extraction and re-extraction (section 3.3).
Storage
Dried material kept in darkness at 20 °C (section 3.2). Collection and analysis dates are retained below; exact storage durations are not inferred.
psilocybin
2.234–5.674 mg/g (range) — Aggregate range, dry mass, as printed in Table 1. A printed 0.000 endpoint is not proof of absolute absence.
psilocin
0.501–2.77 mg/g (range) — Aggregate range, dry mass, as printed in Table 1. A printed 0.000 endpoint is not proof of absolute absence.
baeocystin
not extracted — Numerical extraction withheld: Table 1 gives 0.063–0.141 while section 2.2 prints 0.63–0.141 mg/g. No silent correction adopted.
norbaeocystin
0.019–0.052 mg/g (range) — Aggregate range, dry mass, as printed in Table 1. A printed 0.000 endpoint is not proof of absolute absence.
aeruginascin
0.018–0.028 mg/g (range) — Aggregate range, dry mass, as printed in Table 1. A printed 0.000 endpoint is not proof of absolute absence.

Collections in the source

Dates retain the precision reported by the study. These collections underlie the aggregate ranges; individual concentrations have not been inferred.

PS-55 · Detroit, USA
Collected
08.09.2017
Analysed
April 2018
Voucher
Not reported
GenBank accession
Not provided in the source table

GenBank column is n.a.; absent voucher remains null.

PS-57 · Kentucky, USA
Collected
12.09.2017
Analysed
April 2018
Voucher
PRM 946475
GenBank accession
Not provided in the source table

GenBank column is n.a.; absent voucher remains null.

Aggregate dry-mass results from one study, not expected species concentrations. No individual measurements are inferred from ranges.

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Modern quantitative assays

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The extracted study used UHPLC–MS/MS on dried material. Preparation, storage and measurement basis accompany the row. [gotvaldova-2022]

Evidence assessment

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The table reports four fruiting bodies from two collections. Baeocystin extraction is withheld because the table and prose disagree. Other ranges retain the study’s dry-mass basis. [gotvaldova-2022]

Assessments depend on material, preparation, storage, sampling and analytical methods. Measurements are literature records, not predictions of effects.

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06Molecular evidence

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The 2013 study lists UT 1609, voucher TENN-064502, collection SAT09–216-06, with ITS KC669282 and rpb1 KC669343; no LSU is listed. These published data have not been independently reanalysed. [ramirez-cruz-2013-phylogeny]

07History

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The checked name record dates Peck’s Agaricus caerulipes to 1885 and Saccardo’s Psilocybe combination to 1887. The original publications have not been inspected here. [species-fungorum-197955-2026]

A place for the historical record

This account records the nomenclatural history checked so far. Broader historical research remains pending; interpretations must stay connected to their documentary sources.

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08Conservation

Not yet researched

This section has not yet been researched for this account.

Assessment status
Not yet researched
Assessment authority / year
Not verified / Not verified

Not researched by Psilocybia, not assessed by a conservation authority, and Least Concern are different states. None should be inferred from another.

09Images & specimens

No verified, licensed scientific images supplied

Space is reserved for field photographs, herbarium specimens, microscopy and historical plates, with source and licence metadata.

Photographs are not presented as sufficient for mushroom identification.

10References

  1. Klára Gotvaldová; Jan Borovička; Kateřina Hájková; Petra Cihlářová; Alan Rockefeller; Martin Kuchař (2022). Extensive Collection of Psychotropic Mushrooms with Determination of Their Tryptamine Alkaloids. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(22), 14068. DOI: 10.3390/ijms232214068 Source record ↗

    Source class: primary.

    Source verification history
    • metadata: verified · 2026-09-08 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Authors, title, year, volume, issue and article number match the article XML.

    • doi: verified · 2026-09-08 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      DOI in PubMed matches article-id in the primary article XML; this is an identity cross-check, not just syntax validation.

    • content: verified · 2026-09-08 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Read Table 1 and its footnote, and sections 3.1, 3.3 and 3.4 in the full-text XML. Supplementary Table S1 has not yet been extracted.

    • content: verified · 2026-09-10 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Rechecked Table 1, sections 3.2–3.4, and Supplementary Table S1 (13 collections in this batch). Corrected pilot locator: collection/storage is section 3.2, not 3.1. Original aggregate ranges verified against XML.

  2. T. Niskanen; B. Dentinger; A.M. Ainsworth; I. Kytövuori; J.T. Kim; G.W. Griffith; K. Liimatainen (2026). Re-shaping the family-level classification of Agaricineae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) using a phylogenomic approach. Studies in Mycology 113(1), 115–134. DOI: 10.3114/sim.2026.113.03 Source record ↗

    Source class: primary.

    Source verification history
    • metadata: verified · 2026-09-10 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Bibliographic identity inspected; publication year is distinct from retrieval date.

    • content: verified · 2026-09-10 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Family treatment Agrocybaceae, Table 1 and classification discussion inspected in the PDF. Effective online date in paper: 1 April 2026; Crossref issue date differs, so the record retains year only.

    • doi: verified · 2026-09-10 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      DOI and title matched against the cited bibliographic record; not just resolver availability.

  3. Alexander J. Bradshaw; Virginia Ramírez-Cruz; Ali R. Awan; Giuliana Furci; Laura Guzmán-Dávalos; Bryn T. M. Dentinger (2024). Phylogenomics of the psychoactive mushroom genus Psilocybe and evolution of the psilocybin biosynthetic gene cluster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121(3), e2311245121. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311245121 Source record ↗

    Source class: primary.

    Source verification history
    • metadata: verified · 2026-09-10 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Bibliographic identity inspected; publication year is distinct from retrieval date.

    • content: verified · 2026-09-10 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Full-text gene-cluster results and phylogenomic methods inspected; not a new sequence analysis by Psilocybia.

    • doi: verified · 2026-09-10 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      DOI and title matched against the cited bibliographic record; not just resolver availability.

  4. Virginia Ramírez-Cruz; Gastón Guzmán; Alma Rosa Villalobos-Arámbula; Aarón Rodríguez; P. Brandon Matheny; Marisol Sánchez-García; Laura Guzmán-Dávalos (2013). Phylogenetic inference and trait evolution of the psychedelic mushroom genus Psilocybe sensu lato (Agaricales). Botany 91(9), 573-591. DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2013-0070 Source record ↗

    Source class: primary.

    Source verification history
    • metadata: verified · 2026-09-11 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Authors, Botany 91(9):573–591, year 2013 and DOI match the primary PDF and Crossref.

    • content: verified · 2026-09-11 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Read Table 2 entries Ps-329, Ps-308 and Ps-317, Fig. 1 and the mexicanae/zapotecorum clade discussion. Marker accessions are reported from the paper; no sequence reanalysis.

    • doi: verified · 2026-09-11 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      DOI, authors, journal and pagination cross-checked against the paper and Crossref.

  5. Species Fungorum (2026). Species Fungorum: Psilocybe caerulipes, record 197955 — accessed 12 September 2026. . Source record ↗

    Source class: taxonomic database.

    Source verification history
    • metadata: verified · 2026-09-12 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Database record identity and nomenclatural citation checked; retrieval year is not the scientific publication year.

    • content: verified · 2026-09-12 · Codex (agent) (agent). Verification source

      Current name, authority and name citation inspected, including basionym where present. This is a name-record check, not inspection of the original protologue.

Claim provenance

Source checks record what was inspected. Publication approval and section review are separate editorial decisions.

Core name metadata follows the inspected nomenclatural record.

Fields: taxonomy.canonical_name, taxonomy.accepted_name, taxonomy.genus, taxonomy.specific_epithet, taxonomy.authority, taxonomy.publication_year, taxonomy.basionym

Follow the 2026 family treatment, which includes Psilocybe in Agrocybaceae.

Fields: taxonomy.family

Retain this species under the checked current name and the cited primary treatment.

Fields: taxonomy.status

This account links a named American sequence collection with a small published chemical dataset. The assay source contains a conflicting baeocystin range, retained as an open evidence issue.

Fields: overview.text

The 2024 phylogenomic study assigns its caerulipes cluster to wood-decay ecology. This is the study’s ecological coding, not a complete habitat synthesis.

Fields: ecology.narrative.text

The assay supplement lists PS-55 from Detroit and PS-57 from Kentucky, USA. These are study localities, not a mapped range.

Fields: distribution.narrative.text

The 2013 study lists UT 1609, voucher TENN-064502, collection SAT09–216-06, with ITS KC669282 and rpb1 KC669343; no LSU is listed. These published data have not been independently reanalysed.

Fields: molecular.text

The checked name record dates Peck’s Agaricus caerulipes to 1885 and Saccardo’s Psilocybe combination to 1887. The original publications have not been inspected here.

Fields: history.text

Scoped extraction of the published analytical table, with stated omissions and source disagreements.

Fields: chemistry.assays.0, chemistry.evidence_status

The extracted study used UHPLC–MS/MS on dried material. Preparation, storage and measurement basis accompany the row.

Fields: chemistry.modern_assay.text

The table reports four fruiting bodies from two collections. Baeocystin extraction is withheld because the table and prose disagree. Other ranges retain the study’s dry-mass basis.

Fields: chemistry.summary.text

Table 1 prints 0.063–0.141 mg/g.

Fields: chemistry.assays.0.compounds.baeocystin

Section 2.2 prints 0.63–0.141 mg/g.

Fields: chemistry.assays.0.compounds.baeocystin

Conflicting evidence

Unresolved: chemistry.assays.0.compounds.baeocystin

The printed lower endpoints disagree; the prose range is reversed. No author correction has been checked; numeric extraction is withheld.