Hydropus floccipes (Fr.) Singer
(a toadstool)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydropus floccipes (a toadstool)
GenusHydropus (a genus of toadstools)
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 Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool) :
1: Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool)
14 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on moss-covered fallen Oak log
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - LSImage 4: FruitbodiesImage 5: Fruitbodies (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - undersidesImage 7: Fruitbodies - undersides (2)Image 8: Fruitbody - LSImage 9: Fruitbody - youngImage 10: GillsImage 11: StipeImage 12: Stipe base - close-upImage 13: Stipe base - close-up (2)Image 14: Stipe - close-upImage 15: CaulocystidiaImage 16: Caulocystidia (2)Image 17: Caulocystidia (3)Image 18: Caulocystidia (4)Image 19: Caulocystidia (5)Image 20: Caulocystidia (6)Image 21: Caulocystidia (7)Image 22: CaulocystidiumImage 23: CheilocystidiaImage 24: CheilocystidiumImage 25: Cheilocystidium (2)Image 26: Cheilocystidium (3)Image 27: Cheilocystidium (4)Image 28: Cheilocystidium (5)Image 29: Cheilocystidium (6)Image 30: Cheilocystidium (7)Image 31: Cheilocystidium (8)Image 32: Gills - TSImage 33: PileicystidiaImage 34: Pileicystidia (2)Image 35: PileicystidiumImage 36: Pileicystidium (2)Image 37: PleurocystidiaImage 38: PleurocystidiumImage 39: Pleurocystidium (2)Image 40: Pleurocystidium (3)Image 41: Spores

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2016 Readers’ Finds (Jan 2016) Field Mycology Vol 17 (1): 23-28.
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 2001 Profiles of Fungi No. 121: Hydropus floccipes (Fr.) Singer Mycologist Vol 15 (2): 60.

Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool)

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