Rhodocollybia laulaha is a species of fungus in the family [[ Omphalotaceae]]. Found in Hawaii, it was described as new to science in 1999 by mycologists Dennis Desjardin, Roy Halling, and Don Hemmes.[1] The fruitbodies have caps that are 3 to 8 cm (1 to 3 in) in diameter, bell-shaped to convex in shape, and light brown (young specimens) to grayish orange or orange-white (old specimens). Gills have an adnexed attachment to the stipe, and are narrow and very crowded together. The stipe is 3 to 8 cm (1 to 3 in) long by 0.6 to 0.7 cm (0.24 to 0.28 in) thick. The specific epithet laulahaHawaiian for "widespread"—refers to its widespread distribution and common appearance on the Hawaiian Islands.[2]

Rhodocollybia laulaha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Omphalotaceae
Genus: Rhodocollybia
Species:
R. laulaha
Binomial name
Rhodocollybia laulaha
Desjardin, Halling & Hemmes (1999)

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  1. ^ Desjardin DE, Halling RE, Hemmes DE (1999). "Agaricales of the Hawaiian Islands. 5. The genera Rhodocollybia and Gymnopus". Mycologia. 91 (1): 166–76. doi:10.2307/3761206. JSTOR 3761206.
  2. ^ Hemmes DE, Desjardin D (2002). Mushrooms of Hawai'i: An Identification Guide. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 143. ISBN 1-58008-339-0.
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