''Bolbitius'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of small

mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans. The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...

s in the family

Bolbitiaceae The Bolbitiaceae are a family of mushroom-forming basidiomycete fungi. A 2008 estimate placed 17 genera and 287 species in the family. Bolbitiaceae was circumscribed by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1948. Description This family is of mushroom-form ...

Description

The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''

Mycena ''Mycena'' is a large genus of small saprotrophic mushrooms that are rarely more than a few centimeters in width. They are characterized by a white spore print, a small conical or bell-shaped cap, and a thin fragile stem. Most are gray or bro ...

''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm

pileipellis The pileipellis is the uppermost layer of hyphae in the pileus of a fungal fruit body. It covers the trama, the fleshy tissue of the fruit body. The pileipellis is more or less synonymous with the cuticle, but the cuticle generally describes t ...

, a glutinous

cap A cap is a flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head. They made their first appearance as early as 3200 BC. Caps typically have a visor, or no brim at all. They are popular in casual and informal se ...

surface, and

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s that are brown in

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. Spores of mushrooms of this genus are thick-walled, smooth and have a

germ pore A germ pore is a small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore through which the germ tube exits upon germination. It can be apical or eccentric in its location, and, on light microscopy, may be visualized as a lighter coloured area on the ce ...

Species

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lists 54 valid species in ''Bolbitius'': *'' Bolbitius acer'' *'' Bolbitius affinis'' *'' Bolbitius albiceps'' *''

Bolbitius albus ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

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Bolbitius alliaceus ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

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Bolbitius ameghinoi ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown ...

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Bolbitius broadwayi ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

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Bolbitius bruchii ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

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Bolbitius brunneus ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

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Bolbitius caducus ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

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Bolbitius callistus ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

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Bolbitius citrinus ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

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Bolbitius compactus ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

'' *'' Bolbitius coprophilus'' *'' Bolbitius cremeus'' *'' Bolbitius demangei'' *'' Bolbitius elegans'' *'' Bolbitius excoriatus'' *''

Bolbitius exiguus ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are bro ...

'' *'' Bolbitius expansus'' *'' Bolbitius ferrugineus'' *'' Bolbitius flavellus'' *'' Bolbitius flavus'' *'' Bolbitius floridanus'' *'' Bolbitius grandiusculus'' *'' Bolbitius incarnatus'' *'' Bolbitius intermedius'' *'' Bolbitius jalapensis'' *'' Bolbitius lacteus'' *'' Bolbitius lineatus'' *'' Bolbitius longipes'' *'' Bolbitius luteus'' *'' Bolbitius malesianus'' *'' Bolbitius marginatipes'' *'' Bolbitius mesosporus'' *'' Bolbitius mexicanus'' *'' Bolbitius muscicola'' *'' Bolbitius panaeoloides'' *''

Bolbitius perpusillus ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brow ...

'' *'' Bolbitius phascoides'' *'' Bolbitius pluteoides'' *'' Bolbitius pseudobulbillosus'' *'' Bolbitius psittacinus'' *'' Bolbitius reticulatus'' *'' Bolbitius roseipes'' *'' Bolbitius stramineus'' *'' Bolbitius subvolvatus'' *''

Bolbitius titubans ''Bolbitius titubans'', also known as ''Bolbitius vitellinus'', is a widespread species of mushroom found in America and Europe. It grows chiefly on dung or heavily fertilized soil, and sometimes on grass. It is nonpoisonous. Description The mu ...

'' *'' Bolbitius tjibodensis'' *'' Bolbitius tripolitanus'' *'' Bolbitius tucumanensis'' *'' Bolbitius versicolor'' *'' Bolbitius viscosus'' *''

Bolbitius yunnanensis ''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae. Description The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin '' Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brow ...

References

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