Hygrocybe conicoides (P.D. Orton) P.D. Orton & Watling
(Dune Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe conicoides (Dune Waxcap)
SubgenusHygrocybe ss. (a subgenus of waxcaps)
GenusHygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)
FamilyHYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
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 Hygrocybe conicoides (Dune Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe conicoides (Dune Waxcap)
14 Oct 1981 OSGR: ST25 51° 20’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
on mature duneland near top of small hillock
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situ - bases exposedImage 2: Fruitbodies - side views showing gills - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - bases exposedImage 6: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 7: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 8: Cap cuticle end cells - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: DescriptionImage 11: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brand, A.W. 1987 Profiles of Fungi No. 5: Hygrocybe conicoides (P.D. Orton) P.D. Orton & Watl. Mycologist Vol 01 (3): 122.

Hygrocybe conicoides (Dune Waxcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe conicoides (Dune Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe conicoides (Dune Waxcap)
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