Mycena (Pers.) Roussel
(a genus of bonnet toadstools)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Cap (Click to open)
Species 10 images
Species 2 ident. refs
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Species 19 images
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 15 images
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Species 13 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 22 images
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Species 3 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 37 images
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Species 38 images
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Species 12 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 12 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 35 images
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 9 images
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Species 15 images
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Species 26 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 32 images
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Species 3 subtaxa 15 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 32 images
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Species 30 images
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Species 1 subtaxa 14 images 4 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 13 images
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Species 51 images
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 9 images
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Species 40 images
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 28 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 28 images
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Species 36 images 2 ident. refs
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Species 18 images
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 17 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 21 images
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Species 18 images
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Species 59 images 2 ident. refs
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Species 42 images
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Species 10 images
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 35 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Unidentified 6 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Aronsen, A.

A key to the Mycenas of Norway www.mycena.no/
Aronsen, A. & Laessoe, T. 2016 The Genus Mycena s.l. Fungi of Northern Europe, Vol 5, 373pp, Svampetryk
Cullington, P. 2015 British Mycenas - brief descriptions http://www.bucksfungusgroup.org.uk/index.html
Emmett, E.E., Aronsen, A., Læssøe, T. & Elborne, S.A. Mycena (Pers.) Roussel Knudsen, H, Lange. C. & Knutsson. T. Agaricus L.: Fr., Funga Nordica
() Emmett, E.E. 1992 *** British Mycena Species ***(Superseded) The Mycologist Mycologist vol 6(2)-7(1): 72-76, 114-122, 165-173, 4-11.
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. 1992 Mycenas of the Northern Hemiphere I & II Kon. Ned. Acad. Wet. Verh., afd. Natuurkunde, II reeks 90
() Pearson, A.A. 1955 *** Mycena ***(Superseded) Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union (YNU)
Robich, G. 2016 Mycena D’Europa, vol II 800pp, A.M.B. Fondazione Centro Studi Micologici
Robich, G. 2003 Mycena D’Europa, vol I 728pp, A.M.B. Fondazione Centro Studi Micologici

Section Fragilipedes

Robich, G. 2006 A revised key to the species of Mycena section Fragilipedes of the northern hemisphere Persoonia Vol 19 (1): 1-43.

Mycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 306 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
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