Hodophilus micaceus (Berk. & Broome) Birkebak & Adamčík
(Yellowlegged Fanvault)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHodophilus micaceus (Yellowlegged Fanvault)
GenusHodophilus (a genus of fanvaults)
FamilyCLAVARIACEAE (fairy clubs)
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 Hodophilus micaceus (Yellowlegged Fanvault) :
1: Hodophilus micaceus (Yellowlegged Fanvault)
15 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in medium length grass, growing near C. foetens . Photos: Fruitbodies - lain down on pale background (record shots)
Image 1: Fruitbodies lain down to show caps and stipes - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies lain down to show gills and stipes - pale backgroundImage 3: Cap - half-dry - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Caps - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Gills and stipe apices - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Stipe base - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Stipes - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Stipes - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 10: Stipe surface - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Cap cuticle (scalp) - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - magnifiedImage 13: Spores - magnified (2)Image 14: Spores - magnified (3)Image 15: Spores - highly magnified
2: Hodophilus micaceus (Yellowlegged Fanvault)
5 Nov 2005 OSGR: SO21 51° 50’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Merioneth (VC 48) Wales
growing in grass . Photos: Collection - pale background
Image 1: Collection - pale backgroundImage 2: Collection - pale background (2)
3: Hodophilus micaceus (Yellowlegged Fanvault)
12 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in short grassland
Image 1: Cap - old - in situ - close-upImage 2: Caps - old - in situ - close-upImage 3: Caps - undersides - showing gillsImage 4: CollectionImage 5: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 6: GillsImage 7: Gills and upper stipeImage 8: Cap cuticle cells - centre of capImage 9: Cap cuticle cells - mid-radiusImage 10: Cap cuticle cells - mid-radius (2)Image 11: Cap cuticle - centre of capImage 12: Spores - magnifiedImage 13: Spores - highly magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1988 Notes on British Agarics IX TBMS Vol 91 (4): 545-571.

Hodophilus micaceus (Yellowlegged Fanvault) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hodophilus micaceus (Yellowlegged Fanvault)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hodophilus micaceus (Yellowlegged Fanvault)

Rare

VU/B

A small sombre brown toadstool with a dark brown cap and decurrent greyish brown gills. The stipe is yellow at the base when young, but soon becomes dull brown, although remaining paler than the cap. It is a rare toadstool of unimproved grassland.

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