Xeromphalina setulipes is a species of Mycenaceae fungus. First collected in 2005, it was described and named in 2010 by Fernando Esteve-Raventós and Gabriel Moreno, and is known only from oak forests in Ciudad Real Province, Spain. The species produces mushrooms with dark reddish-brown caps up to 15 millimetres (0.59 in) across, dark purplish-brown stems up to 45 millimetres (1.8 in) in height and distinctive, arched, brown gills. The mushrooms were found growing directly from the acidic soil of the forest floor, surrounded by plant waste, during November. Morphologically, the dark colour of the gills and stem, lack of a strong taste, and characters of the cystidia (large cells found on the mushrooms) are the most distinguishing characteristics of X. setulipes. These features allow the species to be readily distinguished from other, similar species. Its ecology and habitat are also distinct, but it is unclear whether they can serve as certain identifying characteristics. According to Esteve-Raventós and colleagues, further analysis is required to accurately judge the relationships between the species of Xeromphalina.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1842:

American Indian Wars: American general William J. Worth declared the Second Seminole War to be over. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Seminole_War

1888:

A recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's The Lost Chord, one of the first recordings of music ever made, was played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Chord

1980:

Lech Wałęsa and colleagues at Gdańsk Shipyard began strike actions, which subsequently led to the founding of the Solidarity movement in Poland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa

1994:

International fugitive Carlos the Jackal, wanted for a number of terrorist attacks in Europe, was handed over to French agents by Sudanese officials. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_the_Jackal

2007:

Four coordinated suicide bomb attacks detonated in the Iraqi towns of Qahtaniya and Jazeera, killing an estimated 796 people and wounding 1,562 others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Yazidi_communities_bombings

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

teenybopper: A person, especially a female, in her early teens who follows popular clothing fashions, music trends, and the like. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teenybopper

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