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Mycena subcyanocephala

Mycena subcyanocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species:
M. subcyanocephala
Binomial name
Mycena subcyanocephala
W.N.Chou, 2023

Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungi,[1][unreliable source] which has its habitat in the tropical parts of Taiwan. Mycena subcyanocephala is noted for its small size, with buttons about 1 mm tall. The species belongs to the Mycenaceae family, with Mycena interrupta being its closest known relative.

Mycena subcyanocephala should not be regarded as edible. Neither substantial nor psychedelic, it could also embody the toxic chemical muscarine.[2][3]

Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungus that grows on wood in the tropical parts of Taiwan. It is currently the smallest known mushroom in the world, with caps about 1 mm tall and a white color with a pale blue tone. It has 2-spored basidia, smooth round-headed cheilocystidia, and thin-walled pileiocystidia and caulocystidia.[4] In 2024, Yang et al. reassigned the species to the genus Pruinomycena based on molecular phylogenetic evidence from ITS sequence analysis of the holotype.[5]

Description

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Mycena subcyanocephala is a lignicolous species of section Spinosae, having tomentulose fruitbodies, a white cap with pale blue tone, a thin-walled pileiocystidia and caulocystidia, smooth round-headed cheilocystidia, inamyloid basidiospores, and 2-spored basidia.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Mycena subcyanocephala". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. ^ "Mycena subcyanocephala". 1170 Mushroom Identifications Await Your Discovery. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Seasons - Blue Mycena". www.minnesotaseasons.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  4. ^ "Two new species of Mycena in Taiwan". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Yang2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Yang, Kun L.; Xiong, Xunan (October 20, 2025). "Human Activity Impacts on Macrofungal Diversity: A Case Study of Grazing in Subtropical Forests". Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. 11 (10): 749. doi:10.3390/jof11100749. PMC 12565215. PMID 41149938.


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