Brian Patrick Looney

Auricularia nigricans is a species of fungus in the family Auriculariaceae. Basidiocarps (fruitbodies} are gelatinous, ear-like, and grow on dead wood of broadleaf trees. It is found in southern and eastern Asia, North America, South America and the Caribbean. The name Auricularia polytricha, when used by authors from the Americas, is a synonym of A. nigricans. When used by Asian authors, it likely refers instead to Auricularia cornea.

Cantharellus iuventateviridis is a species of Cantharellus found in North America.

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Auricularia scissa is a species of jelly-fungus belonging to the Auricularia genus. It has been found in Florida and the Dominican Republic.

Lentinula madagasikarensis is a species of edible agaric fungus in the family Marasmiaceae that is found in Madagascar. It was described by Buyck, Randrianjohany & Looney in 2021. It is "strikingly" similar to the shiitake mushroom in appearance, but phylogenetic research shows its closest relative is Costa Rican Lentinula aciculospora. It grows on various dead wood in forests dominated by Uapaca densifolia, Sarcolaenaceae and Eucalyptus robusta. Its description expands the known range of Lentinula genus transoceanically and by over 4000 miles (from the Asian locations of shiitake)

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