Deconica phillipsii (Berk. & Broome) Noordel.
(Grass Oysterling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Deconica phillipsii (Grass Oysterling)
Genus	Deconica (a genus of fungi)
Family	STROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Deconica phillipsii is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Deconica phillipsii (Grass Oysterling) :
1: Deconica phillipsii (Grass Oysterling)
28 Sep 2000	OSGR: SU56	51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
single fruitbody on dead monocot leaf

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

STROPHARIACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Deconica phillipsii (Grass Oysterling)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Deconica phillipsii (Grass Oysterling)

A small laterally-stiped toadstool which grows on standing dead stems of Carex riparius. Known only from the type locality in Norfolk, although probably widespread there and probably missed in other areas because the habitat is rarely visited.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

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