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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
TRICHOLOMATACEAE
(a family of toadstools)
Hemimycena
(a genus of bonnet toadstools)
Hemimycena tortuosa
(Dewdrop Bonnet)
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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Hemimycena tortuosa (P.D. Orton) Redhead, 1980 (Dewdrop Bonnet)

Notes (MWS) A tiny white toadstool that grows on fallen broadleaved wood in wet places. When first found it is often covered with minute water droplets. Under the microscope it is distinguished by the hyaline spiral hairs that cover the cap and stem. It is quite common, at least in the south of England.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Hemimycena tortuosa Fruitbody 20 December 1998 Berks England 5 9
Hemimycena tortuosa Fruitbody 4 October 1985 North Wiltshire England 7
Hemimycena tortuosa Fruitbody 14 October 1978 Surrey England 4

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

McAdam, A., 2004 (Photographs) The Domestic Fridge as a Tool for Mycologists
Weightman, J., 2006 (Colour photograph) Small Mycenas et al. - Spare them a second glance

Hemimycena tortuosa may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)		 TRICHOLOMATACEAE
(a family of toadstools)		 Hemimycena
(a genus of bonnet toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Hemimycena tortuosa is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed twig Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log (large) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on underside, usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed twig Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log (large) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on underside, usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Corylus - hazels (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log (large) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on underside, usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Corylus - hazels (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Corylus - hazels (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Corylus - hazels (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed twig Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Corylus - hazels (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed twig Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log (large) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on underside, usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed twig Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log (large) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on underside, usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed twig Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log (large) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on underside, usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Larix - larches (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed twig Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Larix - larches (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Larix - larches (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log (large) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on underside, usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Larix - larches (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Larix - larches (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed twig Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log (large) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on underside, usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Taxus baccata - Yew (Taxaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Taxus baccata - Yew (Taxaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log (large) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on underside, usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Taxus baccata - Yew (Taxaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Taxus baccata - Yew (Taxaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]
Photos fruitbody Taxus baccata - Yew (Taxaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed twig Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually in wet places]

Associated with Hemimycena tortuosa:

Hemimycena tortuosa may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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