Gymnopus ocior (Pers.) Antonín & Noordel.
(Spring Toughshank)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank)
GenusGymnopus (a genus of toughshank toadstools)
FamilyOMPHALOTACEAE (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 Gymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank) :
1: Gymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank)
2 May 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
7 toadstools on soil, in grass
Image 1: CapImage 2: FruitbodiesImage 3: GillsImage 4: Spores - magnifiedImage 5: Spores - magnified (2)Image 6: Spores - highly magnified
2: Gymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
8 Nov 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on bark chippings on flower beds
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Cap - LSImage 3: Cap - RS - showing gillsImage 4: Cap surface - magnifiedImage 5: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 6: Fruitbodies - side view (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - LSImage 8: Fruitbody - side viewImage 9: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 10: Cap cuticle: coralloid cells - magnifiedImage 11: Cap cuticle: encrusted cylindric hyphae - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - magnifiedImage 13: Spores - magnified (2)Image 14: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 15: Spores - highly magnified (2)
3: Gymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank)
3 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU78 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on Beech stump
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap surface - close-upImage 3: FruitbodiesImage 4: Fruitbodies (2)Image 5: Fruitbodies (3)Image 6: Fruitbodies (4)Image 7: FruitbodyImage 8: Fruitbody - LSImage 9: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 10: Fruitbody - LS (3)Image 11: Fruitbody - undersideImage 12: GillsImage 13: Gills - close-upImage 14: Spores - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - highly magnified
4: Gymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank)
4 May 1998 OSGR: SU87 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in grass
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - dryImage 4: Cap surface - close-upImage 5: GillsImage 6: Gills (2)Image 7: Spore printImage 8: UndersidesImage 9: Undersides (2)Image 10: Undersides (3)
5: Gymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank)
24 May 1981 OSGR: SU08 51° 30’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: CollectionImage 3: GillsImage 4: Lain down - side viewImage 5: Side view - in situImage 6: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Marriott, J. (ed) 1990 Keys (Newsletter of the B.M.S. Key-Group) No 3 http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/
Marriott, J. (ed) 1989 Keys (Newsletter of the B.M.S. Key-Group) No 1 http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/
Vilgalys, R. & Miller, O.K. Jr 1987 Morphological studies on the Collybia dryophila group in Europe TBMS Vol 88 (4): 461-472.

Gymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gymnopus ocior (Spring Toughshank)
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