Galerina vittiformis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Galerina |
| Species: | G. vittiformis
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| Galerina vittiformis | |
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Galerina vittiformis | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or conical |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is reddish-brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Galerina vittiformis, also called the hairy leg bell, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae, and the type species of the genus Galerina.
Description
[edit]Galerina vittiformis has a honey-coloured, striped, hygrophanous cap, up to 1 centimetre (1⁄2 in) wide.[1] Its shape is bluntly conical becoming broadly convex and even flat with age, often with a prominent umbo. The gills are adnate and tawny to cream coloured, producing a reddish-brown spore print. The stem is up to 5 cm (2 in) long and 2 mm (1⁄16 in) thick.[1] The stem is equal and pale yellow to chestnut brown, and is initially slightly downy. It has no veil. The flesh is thin and fragile.
Microscopically, its spores measure 10–12.3 x 5–6.5 μm and egg shaped. Its plage is sharply defined, and the spores have an apical callus. Each basidium has 2 spores, and measures 20–24 x 7–8 μm. They are colorless in KOH. The pleurocystidia and cheilocystidia measure 56–74 x 10–16 μm, and are abundant to scattered. They are thin, and fusoid-ventricose with an acute or rounded tip. They are also colorless in KOH.[2]
Similar species
[edit]It resembles other members of its genus such as G. hypnorum, G. pumila, and G. semilanceata.[1]
Habitat and distribution
[edit]It is widely distributed in temperate regions, where it typically grows in moist locations, often among mosses.[3] The fungus has been shown to bioaccumulate various heavy metal from contaminated soil.[4][5]
In North America, it can generally be found from June to September, or somewhat later on the West Coast where it is more common.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 650. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Gibson, Ian. "E-Flora BC Atlas Page". linnet.geog.ubc.ca. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Gro G. (2006). "The agaric genera Galerina Earle and Phaeogalera Kühner". In Boertmann D, Knudsen H (eds.). Arctic and Alpine Mycology. Vol. 6. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 60–88. ISBN 978-87-635-1277-0.
- ^ Damodaran D, Balakrishnan RM, Shetty VK (2013). "The uptake mechanism of Cd(II), Cr(VI), Cu(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II) by mycelia and fruiting bodies of Galerina vittiformis". BioMed Research International. 2013: 149120. doi:10.1155/2013/149120. PMC 3881449. PMID 24455671.
- ^ Damodaran D, Vidya Shetty K, Raj Mohan B (2014). "Uptake of certain heavy metals from contaminated soil by mushroom—Galerina vittiformis". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 104: 414–422. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.10.033. PMID 24655915.
