Crepidotus epibryus (Fr.) Quél.
(Grass Oysterling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCrepidotus epibryus (Grass Oysterling)
GenusCrepidotus (oysterlings)
FamilyINOCYBACEAE (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 Crepidotus epibryus (Grass Oysterling) :
1: Crepidotus epibryus (Grass Oysterling)
8 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Plantain leaf
Image 1: Cap surfaceImage 2: UndersidesImage 3: Gill edgeImage 4: Gill edge (2)Image 5: Gill edge (3)Image 6: Spores
2: Crepidotus epibryus (Grass Oysterling)
11 Nov 1979 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on dead grass culm
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - highly enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipe - highly enlargedImage 3: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipe - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipe - highly enlarged (3)Image 5: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipe - highly enlarged (4)Image 6: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipe - highly enlarged (5)Image 7: Cap tomentum hairs - highly magnifiedImage 8: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Description

Crepidotus epibryus (Grass Oysterling) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crepidotus epibryus (Grass Oysterling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Crepidotus epibryus (Grass Oysterling)

A small ear fungus long known as Crepidotus herbarum. It is very common throughout Britain on dead leaves, especially of grasses and herbaceous remains including Ulex

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