''Bolbitius'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of small

mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing Sporocarp (fungi), fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. ''Toadstool'' generally refers to a poisonous mushroom. The standard for the n ...

s in the family

Bolbitiaceae The Bolbitiaceae are a family (biology), family of mushroom-forming basidiomycete fungi. A 2008 estimate placed 17 genera and 287 species in the family. Bolbitiaceae was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1948 ...

Description

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

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 conical or bell-shaped cap and a thin fragile stem. Most are grey or brown, but a few species have brigh ...

''-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 ...

, 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. The origin of the word "cap" comes from the Old French word "chapeau" which means "head co ...

surface, and

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual reproduction, sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for biological dispersal, dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores fo ...

s that are brown in deposit. 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 wikt:apical, apical or eccentric in its location, and, on light microscopy, may be visualized as a lighter coloured are ...

Species

Index Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and th ...

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 brown i ...

'' *'' Bolbitius alliaceus'' *'' Bolbitius ameghinoi'' *'' Bolbitius broadwayi'' *''

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 brown i ...

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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 brown i ...

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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 brown i ...

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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 brown i ...

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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 brown i ...

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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 brown i ...

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Bolbitius coprophilus ''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 i ...

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Bolbitius cremeus ''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 i ...

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Bolbitius demangei ''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 i ...

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Bolbitius elegans ''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 i ...

'' *'' Bolbitius excoriatus'' *'' Bolbitius exiguus'' *'' Bolbitius expansus'' *''

Bolbitius ferrugineus ''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 pileus (mycology), cap surface, and spor ...

'' *'' Bolbitius flavellus'' *''

Bolbitius flavus ''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 i ...

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

Bolbitius titubans ''Bolbitius titubans'', also known as ''Bolbitius vitellinus'', and commonly known as the sunny side up is a widespread species of mushroom found in North America. It grows on grass and dung. Description The mushroom cap is across, and grows f ...

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

References

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