GEASTRACEAE Corda
(earthstars)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
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Genus 14 subtaxa 165 images 23 ident. refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 4 ident. refs
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Species 12 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyGEASTRACEAE (earthstars)
OrderGEASTRALES (earth-stars)
SubclassPHALLOMYCETIDAE (stinkhorns, stinkhorn truffles, and earth-stars, coral, tooth and club fungi)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Pegler, D.N., Laessoe, T. & Spooner, B.M. 1995 *** British Puffballs, Earthstars & Stinkhorns ***(Superseded) 255pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

GEASTRACEAE (earthstars) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for GEASTRACEAE (earthstars)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 92 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for GEASTRACEAE (earthstars)
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