Mycena nebula

Mycena nebula
A singular Mycena nebula mushroom glowing a faint green color.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species:
M. nebula
Binomial name
Mycena nebula
Cortés-Pérez, Desjardin & Rockefeller (2019)

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. It was documented in 2019 by A. Cortés-Pérez, Desjardin, and A. Rockefeller.

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

Description

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 smooth, and the color ranges from pale pink to a dark red or purple hue. 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 green light. The odor and edibility is unknown.

References

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