Mycena tenerrima (Berk.) Quél.
(Frosty Bonnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycena tenerrima (Frosty 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 tenerrima (Frosty Bonnet) :
1: Mycena tenerrima (Frosty Bonnet)
30 Sep 1999 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on twig
Image 1: Cap - note white granulesImage 2: Cap - underside showing gillsImage 3: Fruitbody - showing gillsImage 4: Fruitbody - side viewImage 5: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 6: Stipe - basal discImage 7: Stipe - baseImage 8: Cheilocystidia in gill edgeImage 9: Cheilocystidia in gill edge (2)Image 10: Gill edge with cheilocystidiaImage 11: Gill edge with cheilocystidia (2)Image 12: Gill edge with cheilocystidia (3)Image 13: Gills - close-up showing cheilocystidiaImage 14: PileocystidiaImage 15: Pileocystidia on cap surfaceImage 16: Pileocystidia on cap surface (2)Image 17: Pileocystidia on cap surface - optical sectionImage 18: Pileocystidia on cap surface - surface viewImage 19: PileocystidiumImage 20: Pileocystidium - surface viewImage 21: Spore
2: Mycena tenerrima (Frosty Bonnet)
25 Sep 1985 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Cap - side view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - young - side view showing gills - highly enlargedImage 5: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Gills and upper stipe - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Stipe base - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Cap cuticle cells - highly magnifiedImage 9: Caulocystidium - magnifiedImage 10: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 11: Pileocystidium - highly magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 13: DescriptionImage 14: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Weightman, J. 2006 Small Mycenas et al. - spare them a second glance Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 16-20.

Mycena tenerrima (Frosty 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 tenerrima (Frosty Bonnet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycena tenerrima (Frosty Bonnet)

A small dirty-white species growing on litter. The stipe has sparse hairs and a small basal disc.

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