Cleland, J.B. (1924), Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 48: 239 [tax. nov.]

Grgurinovic, C. A. (1997), Larger Fungi of South Australia: 261 [secondary reference]

May, T.W. & Wood, A.E. (1997), Catalogue and Bibliography of Australian Macrofungi 1. Basidiomycota p.p. Fungi of Australia 2A: 123 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Protologue: Cleland, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. S. Australia 48: 239 (1924) Nom. nov. for M. coccinea Cleland & Cheel, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. S. Australia 43: 284 (1919) non (Sowerby) Quel. (1880). T: N.S.W. Mycena coccinea (Sowerby) Quel. sensu Willis (1934a)

Petersen, R.H., Hughes, K.W., Lickey, E.B., Kovalenko, A.E., Morozova, O.V. & Psurtseva, N.V. (2008), A new genus, Cruentomycena, with Mycena viscidocruenta as type species. Mycotaxon 105: 123 [basionym]

basionym of: Cruentomycena viscidocruenta (Cleland) R.H.Petersen & Kovalenko legitimate

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