Hiatulopsis aureoflava
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| Hiatulopsis aureoflava | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Hiatulopsis |
| Species: | H. aureoflava |
| Binomial name | |
| Hiatulopsis aureoflava Singer (1989) | |
Hiatulopsis aureoflava | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is ovate or campanulate |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Hiatulopsis aureoflava is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
It was described in 1989 by the German mycologist Rolf Singer who classified it as Hiatulopsis aureoflava.[3]
Description
Hiatulopsis aureoflava is a very small golden yellow mushroom with white flesh.[3]
Cap: 7-11mm wide and ovate to campanulate. The surface is golden with a fine, dense coating of flocculose (woolly) scales and the margins are yellow. Some scales may be removed by rain. Gills: Free to sub-free, crowded and whitish. They are narrow and ascending. Stem: 3.6cm tall and 1.8mm thick tapering to a 4mm wide base where white mycelium may be present but sclerotia are not observed. The surface is yellowish with woolly to powdery scales (flocculose-pulverulent) with a golden base with a tomentose coating. There is no ring or volva. Spores: Ellipsoidal without a germ pore, hyaline, non-amyloid. 7-10 x 5.5-6.5 μm. Basidia: 22-34 x 11-13 μm. Four spored. Smell: Indistinct.[3]