Mycetinis opacus
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| Mycetinis opacus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Omphalotaceae |
| Genus: | Mycetinis |
| Species: | M. opacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycetinis opacus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) A.W.Wilson and Desjardin (2005) | |
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Mycetinis opacus is a species of agaric fungus first described in 1849 by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis as Marasmius opacus.[2] Andrew Wilson and Dennis Desjardin transferred it to Mycetinis in 2005.[3]
The cap reaches only to about 2 centimetres (3⁄4 in) in diameter.[4] The stem is up to 5 cm (2 in) long and the spore print is white.[5] The species has conspicuous pale mycelial cords and unlike some other members of its genus, it does not smell of garlic.[4]
It is found in eastern North America (May–September)[5] and rarely in Japan, growing especially on dead Rhododendron material, but also on debris of oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.[4]
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