Geastrum schmidelii Vittad.
(Dwarf Earthstar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeastrum schmidelii (Dwarf Earthstar)
GenusGeastrum (earthstars)
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)
Records of Geastrum schmidelii (Dwarf Earthstar) :
1: Geastrum schmidelii (Dwarf Earthstar)
4 Apr 1983 OSGR: ST25 51° 20’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Side view (2)Image 3: Capillitium and spores - highly magnifiedImage 4: DescriptionImage 5: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brand, A.W. 1988 Profiles of Fungi No. 14: Geastrum nanum Pers. Mycologist Vol 02 (3): 111.

Geastrum schmidelii (Dwarf Earthstar) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geastrum schmidelii (Dwarf Earthstar)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geastrum schmidelii (Dwarf Earthstar)
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