Mycena interrupta

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species: M. interrupta
Binomial name
Mycena interrupta
(Berk.) Sacc.
Mycena interrupta, commonly known as the Pixies' Parasol, is a species of Mushroom. It has a Gondwanan distribution pattern, being found in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia[1] and Chile.[2] In Australia it is found in Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, and South Australia,[3] and in Queensland where its distribution is limited to Lamington National Park.[4]

Unlike some other Mycena species, M. interrupta is not bioluminescent.[5]

Mycena interrupta growing on a log in East Gippsland.
Mycena interrupta growing on a log in East Gippsland.

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References

  1. ^ http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/mycogeography-distant.html
  2. ^ http://www.biology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2007/mycena-interrupta.html
  3. ^ http://fungimap.rbg.vic.gov.au/fsp/sp006.html
  4. ^ A field guide to the fungi of Australia. By Tony Young, A. M. Young, Kay Smith. Illustrated by Kay Smith. Published by UNSW Press, 2005. ISBN 0868407429, 9780868407425. page 158
  5. ^ Bioluminescent Mycena species from São Paulo, Brazil. Dennis E. Desjardin1, et al. Mycologia, 99(2), 2007, pp. 317–331. The Mycological Society of America, Lawrence.

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