Mycena pseudocorticola Kühner
(Steely Bonnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycena pseudocorticola (Steely Bonnet)
GenusMycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
FamilyMYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mycena pseudocorticola (Steely Bonnet) :
1: Mycena pseudocorticola (Steely Bonnet)
23 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN62 51° 50’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
on base of mossy oak trunk
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situ - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbodies - in situ - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies - in situ - oblique view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbodies - lateral views - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Fruitbodies - oblique views - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Fruitbodies - ventral views - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Fruitbody - ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 9: Basidia - highly magnifiedImage 10: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - highly magnifiedImage 11: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - highly magnified (2)Image 12: Cheilocystidium - highly magnifiedImage 13: Spores - magnifiedImage 14: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 15: Spores - highly magnified (2)
2: Mycena pseudocorticola (Steely Bonnet)
2 Oct 2004 OSGR: SX16 50° 30’ N, 4° 40’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Four fruitbodies on dead branch on Sallow 2m above ground in carr
Image 1: Cap - enlargedImage 2: Side view showing cap - enlargedImage 3: Side view showing gills - enlargedImage 4: Basidia and cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 5: Caulocystidia - magnifiedImage 6: Caulocystidia - magnified (2)Image 7: Caulocystidia - magnified (3)Image 8: Caulocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 9: Caulocystidia - highly magnified (2)Image 10: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - highly magnifiedImage 11: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 12: Cheilocystidia - highly magnified (2)Image 13: Cheilocystidia - highly magnified (3)Image 14: Cheilocystidia - highly magnified (4)Image 15: Cheilocystidium - highly magnifiedImage 16: Cheilocystidium - highly magnified (2)Image 17: Spores - magnifiedImage 18: Spores - magnified (2)Image 19: Spores - magnified (3)Image 20: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 21: Spores - highly magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2012 Readers’ Finds Field Mycology Vol 13 (2): 63-66.
Weightman, J. 2006 Small Mycenas et al. - spare them a second glance Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 16-20.

Mycena pseudocorticola (Steely Bonnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycena pseudocorticola (Steely Bonnet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycena pseudocorticola (Steely Bonnet)
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