''Bolbitius'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of small
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is t ...
s in the family
Bolbitiaceae
The Bolbitiaceae are a family of mushroom-forming basidiomycete fungi. A 2008 estimate placed 17 genera and 287 species in the family. Bolbitiaceae was circumscribed by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1948.
Description
This family is of mushroom-form ...
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Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''
Mycena
''Mycena'' is a large genus of small saprotrophic mushrooms that are rarely more than a few centimeters in width. They are characterized by a white spore print, a small conical or bell-shaped cap, and a thin fragile stem. Most are gray or br ...
''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm
pileipellis
The pileipellis is the uppermost layer of hyphae in the pileus of a fungal fruit body
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which flowe ...
, a glutinous
cap
A cap is a flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head. They made their first appearance as early as 3200 BC. Caps typically have a visor, or no brim at all. They are popular in casual and informal se ...
surface, and
spore
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s that are brown in
deposit. Spores of mushrooms of this genus are thick-walled, smooth and have a
germ pore
A germ pore is a small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore through which the germ tube exits upon germination. It can be apical or eccentric in its location, and, on light microscopy, may be visualized as a lighter coloured area on the cell ...
.
Species
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Index Fungorum
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lists 54 valid species in ''Bolbitius'':
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Bolbitius acer
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius affinis''
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Bolbitius albiceps''
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Bolbitius albus
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius alliaceus
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius ameghinoi
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius broadwayi
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius bruchii
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius brunneus
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius caducus
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius callistus
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius citrinus
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius compactus
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous cap surface, and spores that are brown i ...
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Bolbitius coprophilus
''Bolbitius'' is a genus of small mushrooms in the family Bolbitiaceae.
Description
The genus ''Bolbitius'' is defined as small thin ''Mycena''-like mushrooms, with a hymenoderm pileipellis, a glutinous pileus (mycology), cap surface, and spor ...
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Bolbitius cremeus''
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Bolbitius demangei''
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Bolbitius elegans''
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Bolbitius excoriatus''
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Bolbitius exiguus''
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Bolbitius expansus''
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Bolbitius ferrugineus''
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Bolbitius flavellus''
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Bolbitius flavus''
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Bolbitius floridanus''
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Bolbitius grandiusculus''
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Bolbitius incarnatus''
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Bolbitius intermedius''
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Bolbitius jalapensis''
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Bolbitius lacteus''
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Bolbitius lineatus''
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Bolbitius longipes''
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Bolbitius luteus''
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Bolbitius malesianus''
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Bolbitius marginatipes''
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Bolbitius mesosporus''
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Bolbitius mexicanus''
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Bolbitius muscicola''
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Bolbitius panaeoloides''
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Bolbitius perpusillus''
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Bolbitius phascoides''
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Bolbitius pluteoides''
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Bolbitius pseudobulbillosus''
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Bolbitius psittacinus''
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Bolbitius reticulatus''
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Bolbitius roseipes''
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Bolbitius stramineus''
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Bolbitius subvolvatus''
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Bolbitius titubans
''Bolbitius titubans'', also known as ''Bolbitius vitellinus'', is a widespread species of mushroom found in America and Europe. It grows chiefly on dung or heavily fertilized soil, and sometimes on grass. It is nonpoisonous.
Description
The mu ...
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Bolbitius tjibodensis''
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Bolbitius tripolitanus''
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Bolbitius tucumanensis''
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Bolbitius versicolor''
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Bolbitius viscosus''
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Bolbitius yunnanensis''
References
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Bolbitiaceae
Agaricales genera