Botryobasidium candicans J. Erikss.
(a resupinate fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBotryobasidium candicans (a resupinate fungus)
GenusBotryobasidium (a genus of resupinate fungi)
FamilyBOTRYOBASIDIACEAE (a family of resupinate fungi)
OrderCANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
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 Botryobasidium candicans (a resupinate fungus) :
1: Botryobasidium candicans (a resupinate fungus)
7 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU91 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on underside of fallen decorticate pine log
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Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wakefield, E.M. 1952 New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales) TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Botryobasidium candicans (a resupinate fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Botryobasidium candicans (a resupinate fungus)
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