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Atheniella
''Atheniella'' is an agaric fungal genus that produces mostly brightly colored (yellow, pink, orange, or red) mycenoid fruit bodies on small plant debris on forest floors, in fields and bogs. It is not a member of the Mycenaceae, and unlike most Mycenaceae, its basidiospores and tissues do not react with iodine. ''Atheniella'' species were most recently classified in ''Mycena'' because of their stature. However, they lack amyloid spores and tissues bewildering taxonomists, leading to temporary placements in ''Hemimycena'' and ''Marasmiellus'' before being phylogenetically excluded from both genera and the Mycenaceae. Most recently the genus has been classified in the Porotheleaceae. Currently 12 species are recognized. Etymology The name ''Atheniella'' alludes to Greek goddess Athena due to her connection to Mycenaean Greece. ''Mycena ''Mycena'' is a genus of about 500 species of fungi. Rarely more than a few centimeters in width, the mushrooms are characterized by a small c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atheniella Flavoalba
''Atheniella flavoalba'', which has the recommended name of ivory bonnet in the UK, is a species of agaric in the family Cyphellaceae. The Pileus (mycology), cap is initially conical, before becoming convex and then flat; it may reach up to across. The cap is ivory-white to yellowish white, sometimes more yellowish at the center. The tubular stipe (mycology), stems are up to long and thick, and have long, coarse white hairs at their bases. ''Atheniella flavoalba'' is found in Europe, the Middle East, and North America, where it grows scattered in pastures or in dense groups under conifers and on humus in oak woods. Taxonomy First described as ''Agaricus flavoalbus'' by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1838, the species was assigned to the genus ''Mycena'' in 1872 by Lucien Quélet, though its inamyloid basidiospores and non-amyloid (mycology), dextrinoid hyphae are anomalous for this genus. American mycologist Rolf Singer transferred the species to the genera ''Hemim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
