Galerina vittiformis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Galerina |
| Species: | G. vittiformis
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| Galerina vittiformis | |
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Galerina vittiformis | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or conical |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is reddish-brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Galerina vittiformis, also called the hairy leg bell, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae, and the type species of the genus Galerina. It is widely distributed in temperate regions, where it typically grows in moist locations, often among mosses.[1] The fungus has been shown to bioaccumulate various heavy metal from contaminated soil.[2][3]
Morphology
[edit]Galerina vittiformis has a honey-coloured, striped, hygrophanous cap, that is 0.4–2.5 centimetres (0.16–0.98 in) wide. Its shape is bluntly conical becoming broadly convex and even flat with age, often with a prominent umbo. The gills of Galerina vittiformis are adnate and tawny to cream coloured. Its spore print is reddish brown.
The flesh of Galerina vittiformis is thin and fragile. Its stem is equal and pale yellow to chestnut brown, and is initially slightly downy. Its dimensions are 3-6cm x 0.07-0.2cm, and it has no veil.
Microscopically, its spores measure 10-12.3 x 5-6.5 microns and egg shaped. Its plage is sharply defined, and the spores have an apical callus. Each basidium has 2 spores, and measures 20-24 x 7-8 microns. They are colorless in KOH. The pleurocystidia and cheilocystidia measure 56-74 x 10-16 microns, and are abundant to scattered. They are thin, and fusoid-ventricose with an acute or rounded tip. They are also colorless in KOH.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Gro G. (2006). "The agaric genera Galerina Earle and Phaeogalera Kühner". In Boertmann D, Knudsen H (eds.). Arctic and Alpine Mycology. Vol. 6. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 60–88. ISBN 978-87-635-1277-0.
- ^ Damodaran D, Balakrishnan RM, Shetty VK (2013). "The uptake mechanism of Cd(II), Cr(VI), Cu(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II) by mycelia and fruiting bodies of Galerina vittiformis". BioMed Research International. 2013: 149120. doi:10.1155/2013/149120. PMC 3881449. PMID 24455671.
- ^ Damodaran D, Vidya Shetty K, Raj Mohan B (2014). "Uptake of certain heavy metals from contaminated soil by mushroom—Galerina vittiformis". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 104: 414–422. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.10.033. PMID 24655915.
- ^ Gibson, Ian. "E-Flora BC Atlas Page". linnet.geog.ubc.ca. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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