parent_taxon humidicutis
An agaric or is a type of mushroom fungus fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus ( cap ) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe ( stalk ), with lamellae ( gills ) on the underside of the pileus . " Agaric " can also refer to a basidiomycete species characterized by an agaric - type fruiting body . Archaically agaric meant ' tree - fungus ' ( after Latin " agaricum "); however , that changed with the Linnaean interpretation in 1753 when Linnaeus used the generic name " ___MASK19___ " for gilled mushrooms . Binomial nomenclature ( also called binominal nomenclature or binary nomenclature ) is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts , both of which use Latin grammatical forms , although they can be based on words from other languages . Such a name is called a binomial name ( which may be shortened to just " binomial "), a binomen or a scientific name ; more informally it is also called a Latin name . The first part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs ; the second part identifies the species within the genus . For example , humans belong to the genus " ___MASK27___ " and within this genus to the species " ___MASK27___ sapiens ". The " formal " introduction of this system of naming species is credited to Carl Linnaeus , effectively beginning with his work " Species Plantarum " in 1753 . But Gaspard Bauhin , in as early as 1623 , had introduced in his book " Pinax theatri botanici " ( English , " Illustrated exposition of plants ") many names of genera that were later adopted by Linnaeus . Humidicutis is a small genus of brightly coloured agarics , the majority of which are found in Eastern Australia . They were previously described as members of ___MASK67___ . The genus Porpolomopsis is closely related , and the species in it were once placed in Humidicutis . The genus was described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1959 . The generic name derives from the Latin humidus `` moist '' and cutis `` skin '' , referring to their moist caps . The ___MASK53___ are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales . Originally conceived as containing white - spored , thick - gilled agarics ( gilled mushrooms ), including " Hygrophorus " and " Hygrocybe " species ( the waxcaps or waxy caps ), DNA evidence has extended the limits of the family , so it now contains not only agarics , but also basidiolichens and corticioid fungi . Species are thus diverse and are variously ectomycorrhizal , lichenized , associated with mosses , or saprotrophic . The family contains 25 genera and over 600 species . None is of any great economic importance , though fruit bodies of some " Hygrocybe " and " Hygrophorus " species are considered edible and may be collected for sale in local markets . In ___MASK74___ , a basidiocarp , basidiome or basidioma ( plural : basidiomata ) is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete , the multicellular structure on which the spore - producing hymenium is borne . Basidiocarps are characteristic of the hymenomycetes ; rusts and smuts do not produce such structures . As with other sporocarps , epigeous ( above - ground ) basidiocarps that are visible to the naked eye ( especially those with a more or less agaricoid morphology ) are commonly referred to as mushrooms , while hypogeous ( underground ) basidiocarps are usually called false truffles . A genus ( genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms in biology . In the hierarchy of biological classification , genus comes above species and below family . In binomial nomenclature , the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus . ___MASK67___ is a genus of agarics ( gilled ___MASK74___ ) in the family ___MASK53___ . Called waxcaps in English ( sometimes waxy caps in North America ), basidiocarps ( fruit bodies ) are often brightly coloured and have waxy to slimy caps , white spores , and smooth , ringless stems . In Europe they are characteristic of old , unimproved grasslands ( termed waxcap grasslands ) which are a declining habitat , making many " ___MASK67___ " species of conservation concern . Elsewhere they are more typically found in woodlands . Most are ground - dwelling and all are believed to be moss associates . Around 150 species are recognized worldwide . Fruit bodies of several " ___MASK67___ " species are considered edible and are sometimes offered for sale in local markets . In biology , an organism is any contiguous living system , such as an ___MASK4___ , plant , fungus , archaeon , or bacterium . All known types of organisms are capable of some degree of response to stimuli , reproduction , growth and development and homeostasis . An organism consists of one or more cells ; when it has one cell it is known as a unicellular organism ; and when it has more than one it is known as a multicellular organism . Most unicellular organisms are of microscopic scale and are thus loosely described as microorganisms . Humans are multicellular organisms composed of many trillions of cells grouped into specialized tissues and organs .