Collybia tuberosa (Bull.) P. Kumm.
(Lentil Shanklet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCollybia tuberosa (Lentil Shanklet)
GenusCollybia (shanklet toadstools)
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 Collybia tuberosa (Lentil Shanklet) :
1: Collybia tuberosa (Lentil Shanklet)
16 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - and sclerotium - enlargedImage 2: Gills - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mattock, G. 2002 Fungi upon other fungi grow - Britain’s parasitic toadstools. British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 2: 109-116.

Collybia tuberosa (Lentil Shanklet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Collybia tuberosa (Lentil Shanklet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Collybia tuberosa (Lentil Shanklet)
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