Gymnopilus piceinus

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Gymnopilus piceinus is a mushroom in the Hymenogastraceae family.

Classification:
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Hymenogastraceae
- Genus: Gymnopilus
- Species: G. piceinus
- Binomial name: Gymnopilus piceinus (described by Murrill)

Mycological characteristics:
- Cap: convex
- Gills: present on the hymenium
- Hymenium type: adnexed or adnate
- Ecology: saprotrophic (feeds on decaying organic matter)