Mycena subcyanocephala explained

Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungi,[1] which has its habitat in the tropical parts of Taiwan. It has been spotted eight times. Mycena subcyanocephala is the smallest known fungus in the world, with buttons about 1 mm tall. The species belongs to the Mycenaceae family, with Mycena interrupta being its closest known relative.

Description

Mycena subcyanocephala is a lignicolous species of section Spinosae, having tomentulose fruitbodies, a white cap with pale blue tone, a thin-walled pileiocystidia and caulocystidia, smooth round-headed cheilocystidia, inamyloid basidiospores, and 2-spored basidia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mycena subcyanocephala . 2023-05-18 . iNaturalist . en-US.
  2. 張 . 瓊之 . 周 . 文能 . December 2019 . Two new species of Mycena in Taiwan . Fungal Science . zh . 34 . 9–17 . 1013-2732.