Hygrocybe erythrocala
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| Hygrocybe erythrocala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Hygrocybe |
| Species: | H. erythrocala |
| Binomial name | |
| Hygrocybe erythrocala A.M.Young, 1997 | |
Hygrocybe erythrocala is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It grows in moist, shady conditions near Sydney, Australia. The cap is viscid and glossy with striations; this species lacks decurrent gills.[1] It was described in 1997 by the mycologist Anthony M. Young.[2][3]