Beenak Long Tooth

Beenakia dacostae

Beenakia dacostae is commonly found growing around parts of Victoria and Tasmania, Australia.
Beenak Long Tooth Beenakia dacostae Lifer and lucky find of the day. These small whiite mushrooms were at the end of a loose line of similar mycena but attracted my eye due to a slightly different shape. I only took one distant shot (as the area looked unfriendly) and onyl found out what they were on the laptop at home. Only one species in the genus and getting scarce now as original non-eucalyptus rainforest shrinks. Australia,Beenak Long Tooth,Beenakia dacostae,Geotagged

Appearance

A small, stalked fungus has a very smooth, white, wavy cap. The spines (teeth) are long, pointed and extend part way down the stem. They start out white but often turn olive-brown teeth from spore. The stipe is narrow and often wavy.
Beenak Long Tooth ( Beenakia dacostae) Small flat capped fruiting bodies with creamy ochre soft decurrent spines. Caps were about 25 mm across and stipes were about 30 mm in height with short spines half way down their length. Seen growing in dry wooden debris under a massive rotting eucalyptus log. Australia,Beenak Long Tooth,Beenakia dacostae,Geotagged,Winter

Naming

Published in:Reid, D.A., 1956, In: Kew Bulletin [10]:635

Distribution

Found in drier, loose soils but often in wet rainforests.

Status

Beenakia dacostae is currently listed as near-threatened on the IUCN redlist.

Habitat

Damp forests or rainforests where dry soil may exist like under a large log.

References:

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https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154843178/154843191
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/b15cd82a-84eb-4550-b760-676c0cd159b5#overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenakia_dacostae
https://fungimap.org.au/beenakia-dacostae-beenak-long-tooth/
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderGomphales
FamilyClavariadelphaceae
GenusBeenakia
SpeciesBeenakia dacostae
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Australia