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Mycena nebula

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Mycena nebula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species:
M. nebula
Binomial name
Mycena nebula
Cortés-Pérez, Desjardin & Rockefeller (2019)[1]

Mycena nebula is a species of fungus belonging to the Mycena genus. It was discovered in Veracruz in Mexico growing on moss-covered bark on living trees.[2] It was documented in 2019 by A. Cortés-Pérez, Desjardin, and A. Rockefeller.[3]

Mycena nebula
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is conical or umbonate
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Edibility is unknown

Description

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The cap is 3–9 mm (0.1-0.35 in) in diameter and initially a broad conical shape, expanding to become convex or umbonate. The cap is moist and glabrous and the color ranges from pale pink to red. When cut or bruised, a dark red latex is released. The gills are adnate to adnate with a decurrent tooth, distant, and white to pale pink. The stipe is central, cylindrical, hollow, and has a slightly swollen base. The stipe color ranges from red to translucent pink and releases a dark red latex when cut. The basidiome is bioluminescent and gives off a bright green light. The odor and edibility is unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cortés-Pérez, Desjardin, Perry, Ramírez-Cruz, Ramírez-Guillén, Villalobos-Arámbula & Rockefeller, Mycologia 111(2): 332 (2019)
  2. ^ a b "Mycena nebula". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  3. ^ "Species Fungorum - Names Record". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-05-22.