Aspropaxillus giganteus (Sowerby) Kühner & Maire
(Giant Funnel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAspropaxillus giganteus (Giant Funnel)
GenusAspropaxillus
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aspropaxillus giganteus (Giant Funnel) :
1: Aspropaxillus giganteus (Giant Funnel)
2 Oct 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
c. 30 toadstools in scrub under mixed trees beside metalled track
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - lain down - side viewImage 5: Fruitbody - lain down - side view (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - lain down - side view (3)Image 7: Fruitbody - TSImage 8: GroupImage 9: Old fruitbody - oblique viewImage 10: Old fruitbody - top viewImage 11: Cap section - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Cap section - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 13: Gills at cap margin - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Spore print - scraped - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Spore print - with Melzer\'s Iodine - enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Stipe apex - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 17: Stipe surface - close-up - enlargedImage 18: Spores - magnifiedImage 19: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 20: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 21: Spores - highly magnified (3)
2: Aspropaxillus giganteus (Giant Funnel)
10 Sep 2009 OSGR: TQ17 51° 30’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
large ring under various bushes
Image 1: Cap margin - close-upImage 2: Cap - top viewImage 3: Fruitbodies - lain down to show gills and stipeImage 4: Fruitbody (halved) - side view - white backgroundImage 5: Fruitbody - LSImage 6: Fruitbody - LS - white backgroundImage 7: Fruitbody - side view - white backgroundImage 8: Fruitbody - upturned to show stipe and gillsImage 9: Fruitbody - young - side view - white backgroundImage 10: Gills - close-upImage 11: Gills - squashed - close-upImage 12: GroupImage 13: Group - in situImage 14: Group - top viewImage 15: Stipe - close-upImage 16: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 17: Spore print with Melzer\'s Iodine - enlargedImage 18: Spores - magnifiedImage 19: Spores - magnified (2)Image 20: Spores - highly magnified

Aspropaxillus giganteus (Giant Funnel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aspropaxillus giganteus (Giant Funnel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aspropaxillus giganteus (Giant Funnel)
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