Roridomyces

Roridomyces
Roridomyces austrororidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Roridomyces
Rexer (1994)
Type species
Roridomyces roridus
(Fr.) Rexer (1994)
Species

R. appendiculatus
R. austrororidus
R. irritans
R. lamprosporus
R. mauritianus
R. palmensis
R. phyllostachydis
R. praeclarus
R. roridus
R. subglobosus

Roridomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Mycenaceae. The genus, widely distributed in temperate areas,[1] was circumscribed by Karl-Heinz Rexer in his 1994 doctoral thesis. Species in the genus were formerly placed in Mycena section Roridae. They are characterized by having a slimy, glutinous stipe in moist conditions.[2]

In 2020, a new bioluminescent species, R. phyllostachydis, was discovered in India. This is the first species of the genus to be found in India.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kirk 2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rexer 1994 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Karunarathna, Samantha C.; Mortimer, Peter E.; Tibpromma, Saowaluck; Dutta, Arun Kumar; Paloi, Soumitra; Hu, Yuwei; Baurah, Gautam; Axford, Stephen; Marciniak, Catherine; Luangharn, Thatsanee; Madawala, Sumedha (2020-09-11). "Roridomyces phyllostachydis (Agaricales, Mycenaceae), a new bioluminescent fungus from Northeast India". Phytotaxa. 459 (2): 155–167. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.459.2.6. ISSN 1179-3163. S2CID 225193129.