Henningsomyces candidus (Pers.) Kuntze
(White Tubelet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHenningsomyces candidus (White Tubelet)
GenusHenningsomyces (a genus of fungi)
FamilyMARASMIACEAE (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 Henningsomyces candidus (White Tubelet) :
1: Henningsomyces candidus (White Tubelet)
17 Sep 2002 OSGR: SU91 50° 50’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on black-stained Beech log in wood pile
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Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2004 Developing tools for assessing fungal interest in habitats, 1: beech woodland saprotrophs Research Reports, Report no 597, 75pp, English Nature
Weightman, J. 2007 Cross Dressers: Cyphelloid and other curious fungi Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 80-83.

Henningsomyces candidus (White Tubelet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Henningsomyces candidus (White Tubelet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Henningsomyces candidus (White Tubelet)
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