Rickenella fibula (Bull.) Raithelh.
(Orange Mosscap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRickenella fibula (Orange Mosscap)
GenusRickenella (mosscap toadstools)
FamilyRICKENELLACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderHYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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 Rickenella fibula (Orange Mosscap) :
1: Rickenella fibula (Orange Mosscap)
4 Oct 1984 OSGR: ST89 51° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side views showing gills - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 4: Cap - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbodies - young - side views - lain down - enlargedImage 6: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Caulocystidia - magnifiedImage 8: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 9: Pileocystidia - magnifiedImage 10: Pleurocystidium - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 12: DescriptionImage 13: Description - contd
2: Rickenella fibula (Orange Mosscap)
16 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - oblique view - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - lain down - enlarged
3: Rickenella fibula (Orange Mosscap)
16 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain down - enlargedImage 3: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlarged
4: Rickenella fibula (Orange Mosscap)
26 Sep 1975 OSGR: SD67 54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Antonín, V. & Noordeloos, M.E. 2004 A Monograph of the genera Hemimycena, Delicatula, Fayodia, Gamundia, Myxomphalia, Resinomycena, Rickenella and Xeromphalina (Tribus Myceneae sensu Singer, Mycena excluded) in Europe 279pp, IHW-Verlag
Kuyper, T.W. Rickenella Raithelhuber in Metrodiana 4: 67. 173 Bas, C. & Kuyper, T.W. Tricholomataceae R. Heim ex Pouz. (continuation), 8pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 3
Weightman, J. 2006 Small Mycenas et al. - spare them a second glance Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 16-20.

Rickenella fibula (Orange Mosscap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rickenella fibula (Orange Mosscap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rickenella fibula (Orange Mosscap)

This small toadstool is bright vermillion fading to whitish. All the surfaces are covered with cystidia so that it appears entirely furry under a strong lens. It is very common everywhere, usually in moss in both grassland and woodland.

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