''Mycena holoporphyra'' is a species of agaric fungus in the family

Mycenaceae The Mycenaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 10 genera and 705 species. This is one of several families that were separated from the Tricholom ...

. It was first described by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1868 as ''Agaricus holoporphyrus''.

Rolf Singer Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a Germany, German-born mycologist and one of the most important Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century. After receiving his Ph.D. at the University ...

transferred it to the genus ''

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 bro ...

'' in 1962, where it is classified in the section ''Calodontes''. First described from

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, it is also found in

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, Africa, Mexico, and Central America and South America.

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holoporphyra Fungi of Africa Fungi of Central America Fungi of Mexico Fungi of the Caribbean Fungi of South America Fungi of Colombia Fungi described in 1868 Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley Taxa named by Moses Ashley Curtis Fungi without expected TNC conservation status {{Agaricales-stub