Mycena subcyanocephala
| Mycena subcyanocephala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. subcyanocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycena subcyanocephala W.N.Chou, 2023
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Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungi,[1] [unreliable source]which has its habitat in the tropical parts of Taiwan. It has been spotted twelve times. Mycena subcyanocephala is noted for its small size, with buttons about 1 mm tall. The species belongs to the Mycenaceae family, with Mycena interrupta being its closest known relative.
Mycena subcyanocephala, sometimes referred to as a blue-underneath octopus mushroom, should not be regarded as edible. Neither substantial, nor psychedelic it could also embody a toxic substance - muscarine. [2] [3]
Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungus that grows on wood in the tropical parts of Taiwan. It is one of the smallest mushrooms in the world, with caps about 1 mm tall and a white color with a pale blue tone. It belongs to the Mycenaceae family and the section Spinosae. It has 2-spored basidia, smooth round-headed cheilocystidia, and thin-walled pileiocystidia and caulocystidia. [4]
Description
[edit]Mycena subcyanocephala is a lignicolous species of section Spinosae, having tomentulose fruitbodies, a white cap with pale blue tone, a thin-walled pileiocystidia and caulocystidia, smooth round-headed cheilocystidia, inamyloid basidiospores, and 2-spored basidia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mycena subcyanocephala". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ "Mycena subcyanocephala". 1170 Mushroom Identifications Await Your Discovery. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Minnesota Seasons - Blue Mycena". www.minnesotaseasons.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "(PDF) Two new species of Mycena in Taiwan". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ 張, 瓊之; 周, 文能 (December 2019). "Two new species of Mycena in Taiwan". Fungal Science (in Chinese). 34: 9–17. ISSN 1013-2732.
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