Dermoloma phaeopodium P.D. Orton
(a crazed cap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDermoloma phaeopodium (a crazed cap)
GenusDermoloma (crazed caps)
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 Dermoloma phaeopodium (a crazed cap) :
1: Dermoloma phaeopodium (a crazed cap)
27 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN51 51° 50’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view to show gills and stipe - pale backgroundImage 2: Cap - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Gills - close-up - enlarged
2: Dermoloma phaeopodium (a crazed cap)
11 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - LSImage 3: Caps - young and olderImage 4: FruitbodiesImage 5: Fruitbodies (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies (3)Image 7: FruitbodyImage 8: Fruitbody (2)Image 9: Fruitbody - LSImage 10: GillsImage 11: Cap cuticle - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - magnifiedImage 13: Stipe surface - magnified

Dermoloma phaeopodium (a crazed cap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dermoloma phaeopodium (a crazed cap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dermoloma phaeopodium (a crazed cap)

DD

An often-small toadstool which is distinguished by its dark colours and relatively narrow amyloid spores. It grows in +/- basic grassland, and is known from scattered areas of southern and western Britain including Scotland.

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