Mycena meliigena (Berk. & Cooke) Sacc. 1887 articles

Associations

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Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Mycena meliigena is saprobic on living bark of Broadleaved trees
Other: major host/prey

Plant / associate
fruitbody of Mycena meliigena is associated with living Bryopsida
Other: major host/prey

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Comprehensive Description

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Prunulus meliigena (Berk. & Cooke) Murrill
Agaricus (Mycena) Meliigena Berk. & Cooke, Grevillea 6: 129. 1878. Mycena Meliigena Sacc. Syll. Fung. 5: 302. 1887.
Pileus thin, hemispheric, 2-3 mm. broad; surface reddishviolet, margin sulcate: lamellae adnate, uncinate, concolorous: spores subglobose, papillate, 10/x: stipe short, furfuraceous, 4-6 mm. long.
Type locality: South Carolina. Habitat: On bark of Melia, Diospyros, etc. Distribution: South Carolina.

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bibliographic citation: William Alphonso MurrilI, Gertrude Simmons BurIingham, Leigh H Pennington, John Hendly Barnhart. 1907-1916. (AGARICALES); POLYPORACEAE-AGARICACEAE. North American flora. vol 9. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY

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