Species

Atheniella aurantiidisca (Tangerine bonnet)

Atheniella aurantiidisca. Photo: (c) Maria Morrow (formerly Friedman), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Atheniella is an agaric fungal genus that produces brightly colored (yellow, pink, orange, or red) mycenoid fruit bodies on small plant debris on forest floors, in fields and bogs. It is not a member of the Mycenaceae, and unlike most Mycenaceae, its basidiospores and tissues do not react with iodine. Atheniella species were most recently classified in Mycena because of their stature. However, they lack amyloid spores and tissues bewildering taxonomists, leading to temporary placements in…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Marasmiineae
        Family: Porotheleaceae
        Genus: Atheniella
        Species: Atheniella aurantiidisca (Tangerine bonnet)

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