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Hygrocybe erythrocala

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Hygrocybe erythrocala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. erythrocala
Binomial name
Hygrocybe erythrocala
A.M.Young, 1997

Hygrocybe erythrocala is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It grows in moist, shady conditions near Sydney, Australia. The cap is viscid and glossy with striations; this species lacks decurrent gills.[1] It was described in 1997 by the mycologist Anthony M. Young.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Young, A.M. (2005). Fungi of Australia: Hygrophoraceae. (Australian Biological Resources Study) CSIRO, Canberra, ACT. pp. 119–20. ISBN 0-643-09195-5.
  2. ^ http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Hygrocybe+erythrocala Hygrocybe erythrocala, Index of Living Australia, retrieved April 11, 2019
  3. ^ http://www.speciesfungorum.org/BSM/bsmrecord.asp?intArticle=33885, Species Fungorum, retrieved April 11, 2019