Mycena rorida, commonly known as the dripping bonnet or the slippery mycena, is a species of mushroom. It is whitish or dirty yellow in color, with a broad convex cap 5-15mm in diameter. The stalk is covered with a thick, slippery slime layer. This species can be bioluminescent, and is one of the several causative species of foxfire.[1]
| Roridomyces roridus | |
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| Mycena rorida | |
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| Species: | M. rorida
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| Mycena rorida (Scop.) Quél.
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Mycena rorida | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
The current, accepted name for this species is Roridomyces roridus.[1].
References
- ^ Desjardin DE, Oliveira AG, Stevani CV (2008). "Fungi bioluminescence revisited". Photochem Photobiol Sci. 7 (2): 170–82. doi:10.1039/b713328f. PMID 18264584.
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External links
- “Roridomyces roridus” by Robert Sasata, Healing-Mushrooms.net, March, 2008.
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