Mycena interrupta
| Mycena interrupta | |
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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. interrupta
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycena interrupta (
Sacc. (1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus interruptus Berk. (1860) | |
Mycena interrupta | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Mycena interrupta (commonly known as the pixie's parasol) is a species of
Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia,[3] and Queensland, where its distribution is limited to Lamington National Park.[4]
Description
The
globose
when emergent and then develop a broad convex shape as they mature, with the centre of the cap slightly depressed. The caps are often sticky and appear slimy looking, particularly in moist weather.
The stipe typically ranges from 1 to 2 cm long and 0.1 to 0.2 cm thick. It is white and smooth, and the base of the
Roridomyces austrororidus
which, unlike M. interrupta, is attached to the wood substrate by a mass of clumped fine hairs.
The
.Unlike some other bioluminescent.[5]
Habitat and distribution
The pixie's parasol appears in small colonies on rotting, moist wood in
rainforests, and in beech or eucalypt forests. It has a Gondwanan distribution
.
References
- ^ "Mycogeography - Australia's Gondwanan and Asian connections". Anbg.gov.au. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "Mycena interrupta". Biology-blog.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "Mycena interrupta | Agarics | Mycena interrupta from Fungi Down Under Online". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ISBN 0868407429.
- PMID 17682785.
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