commonly known species fungus family sole member section genus reported new species known predominantly saprobic fungus produces mushrooms grow decayed wood underside wood lying litter dark chestnut coloured caps covered white easily removed scales reach wide pale slender stems long white scales base underside cap cream coloured gills widely spaced attached stem edibility mushroom unknown taxonomy naming classification species discovered south_australia reported new science australian systematic publication species refers mythical originally tom called white dark like eyes incorporated specific epithet commonly known referred spotted cap respect classification taxonomic ranking level genus characteristics suggest mushroom fits best section spores spore bearing tissue smooth cheilocystidia gills edge colour face non distinctly coloured cap according classification proposed mushroom classified subgenus roughly equivalent section spores smooth elongated cheilocystidia dull coloured pigment stem latex erected new section accommodate scales lack coarse base stem lack coating meant good fit section description caps young mushrooms initially egg shaped conical expanding bell shaped diameter initially margin cap rolled typically assumes lighter colour centre cap surface dark brown colour mushroom distinguished presence white scales cap stem scales disappear washed away rain species hard recognise thick gills attachment stem broadly attached stem slightly gill gill fused stem white light grey colour paler edge gills extending completely cap margin stem tiers shorter gills extend fully margin stem thin stem high wide ring young specimens typically whitish scales base later felt like whitish apparent mushroom distinctive spore print white cream edibility mushroom reported microscopic characteristics spores roughly ellipsoid smooth hyaline measure small oblique lack oil terms reactions absorbing blue turning blue black melzer reagent basidia spore bearing cells hymenium club shaped clamp connections bases measure spored spores attached basidia long slender long gill edge sterile basidia cystidia thin walled cheilocystidia range shape swollen middle like point shaped club shaped smooth hyaline dimensions clamp connection base pleurocystidia cystidia gill face present species gill tissue smooth thin walled cylindrical egg shaped cells diameter cells producing black blue black positive reaction melzer reagent reddish brown surface cap layer bent hyphae measuring loosely arranged hyphae slightly smooth thin walled hyaline clamp connections tissue layer directly cells containing brown pigment cap tissue consists smooth thin walled cylindrical broadly cylindrical cells diameter clamp connections cells reddish orange brown colour surface stem hyphae diameter smooth sparse moderately dense short rod like cylindrical projections cells thin walled slightly thick walled hyaline clamp connections cystidia cap surface present stem tissue consists short cylindrical cells diameter smooth thin walled brown pigment cells contain clamp connections reddish orange brown similar species distinct appearance unlikely mistaken noted occurred cover photograph book field guide labelled species white cap habitat distribution common mushroom found growing singly clusters underside rotting wood wet shaded areas especially partial fruit bodies usually appear april june species recorded tasmania victoria southeastern south_australia australian initiative reported isolated collections western_australia south_australia new_south_wales majority sightings tasmania victoria fungus saprobic meaning derives nutrients dead dying organic matter field study conducted tasmania showed likely found mature forest defined having grown years young forest experienced burning years previously
Mycena nargan