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Mycena
| Mycena | |
|---|---|
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| Mycena amicta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena (Pers.) Roussel (1806) |
| Type species | |
| Mycena galericulata | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
Mycena sp. | |
|---|---|
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Mycena is a large genus of small saprotrophic mushrooms that are rarely more than a few centimeters in width. The name Mycena comes from the Ancient Greek μύκης mykes, meaning "fungus".[1] Species in the genus Mycena (and in Hemimycena) are commonly known as bonnets.[2]
They are characterized by a white spore print, a small conical or bell-shaped cap, and a thin fragile stem. Most are grey or brown, but a few species have brighter colours. Most have a translucent and striate cap, which rarely has an incurved margin. The gills are attached and usually have cystidia. Some species, like Mycena haematopus, exude a latex when the stem is broken, and many species have a chlorine or radish-like odour. Recent discoveries show that Mycena can not only grow from a rotting wood, but also from a living plant root and a living frog.[3][4]
- ^ Rea, Carleton (1922). British Basidiomycetaceae: a Handbook to the Larger British Fungi. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 373.
- ^ "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK" (PDF). British Mycological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
- ^ Harder, C.B.; Hesling, E.; Botnen, S.S.; Lorberau, K.E.; Dima, B.; von Bonsdorff-Salminen, T.; Niskanen, T.; Jarvis, S.G.; Ouimette, A.; Hester, A.; Hobbie, E.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Kauserud, H. (2023). "Mycena species can be opportunist-generalist plant root invaders". Environmental Microbiology. 25 (10): 1875–1893. Bibcode:2023EnvMi..25.1875H. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.16398. hdl:2164/20916. PMID 37188366.
- ^ Chinmay C. Maliye; Lohit Y. T. (2024). "Mushroom Sprouting out of a Living Frog". Reptiles & Amphibians. 31. e20966.
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