Mycena rosea, commonly known as the rosy bonnet,[1] is a species of bioluminescent mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. First named Agaricus roseus in 1803 by Danish botanist Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, it was given its present name in 1912 by Gramberg.
| Mycena rosea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. rosea
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycena rosea (Schumach.) Gramberg
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| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus roseus Schumach. | |
Mycena rosea | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is poisonous |
Description
editThe cap initially has a convex shape before flattening; its diameter may reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]
Similar species
editMycena sororius is a closely related species that has been reliably distinguished from M. rosea by the electrophoretic migration of isozymes, as well as having larger spores—7.5–8.5 to 10 by 4.8–5.5 μm, compared to 6.5–9 by 4.5–5 μm for M. rosea.[3]
Bioactive compounds
editThe fruit bodies of Mycena rosea contain two red alkaloid pigments that are unique to this species. Named mycenarubin A, and mycenarubin B, these chemicals are related to the so-called damirones that are found in marine sponges.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK" (PDF). British Mycological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
- ^ Jordan M. (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. London: Frances Lincoln. p. 171. ISBN 0-7112-2378-5. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ Perreau Bertrand J, BoisselierDubayle MC, Lambourdiere J (1996). "Mycena sororia sp nov, close to M. rosea Gramberg (Basidiomycotina)". Mycotaxon. 60: 263–73.
- ^ Peters S, Spiteller P (2007). "Mycenarubins A and B, red pyrroloquinoline alkaloids from the mushroom Mycena rosea". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2007 (10): 1571–76. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200600826.