Roridomyces roridus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Mycenaceae |
Genus: | Roridomyces |
Species: | R. roridus |
Binomial name | |
Roridomyces roridus (Fr.) Rexer (1994) |
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Synonyms | |
Roridomyces roridus | |
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Mycological characteristics | |
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gills on hymenium |
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cap is conical |
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hymenium is adnate |
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stipe is bare |
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spore print is white |
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ecology is saprotrophic |
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edibility: unknown |
Roridomyces roridus, commonly known as the dripping bonnet or the slippery mycena, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. It is whitish or dirty yellow in color, with a broad convex cap 5–15 mm (0.2–0.6 in) in diameter. The stipe is covered with a thick, slippery slime layer. This species can be bioluminescent, and is one of the several causative species of foxfire.