Mythicomyces
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Mythicomyces is a fungal genus in the family Mythicomycetaceae.[5] A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Mythicomyces corneipes, first described by Elias Fries in 1861. The fungus produces fruit bodies with shiny yellowish-orange to tawny caps that are 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) in diameter. These are supported by stems measuring 2–5.7 cm (0.8–2.2 in) long and 1–2 mm thick. A rare to uncommon species, it is found in northern temperate regions of North America and Europe, where it typically fruits in groups, in wet areas of coniferous forests. There are several species with which M. corneipes might be confused due to a comparable appearance or similar range and habitat, but microscopic characteristics can be used to reliably distinguish between them.
Mythicomyces | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Mythicomycetaceae |
Genus: | Mythicomyces Redhead & A.H.Sm. (1986) |
Type species | |
Mythicomyces corneipes (Fr.) Redhead & A.H.Sm. (2011) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Mythicomyces corneipes | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is conical or convex | |
Hymenium is adnate or adnexed | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is purple-brown | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is unknown |