Laccaria tortilis (Bolton) Cooke
(Twisted Deceiver)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLaccaria tortilis (Twisted Deceiver)
GenusLaccaria (deceiver toadstools)
FamilyHYDNANGIACEAE (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 Laccaria tortilis (Twisted Deceiver) :
1: Laccaria tortilis (Twisted Deceiver)
25 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On damp ground, under Beech
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - old - side viewImage 3: Fruitbody - side viewImage 4: Gill surface showing 2-spored basidiaImage 5: SporesImage 6: Spores (2)Image 7: Spores (3)
2: Laccaria tortilis (Twisted Deceiver)
26 Jul 1982 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Cap - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbody - underside - enlargedImage 6: Gills - enlargedImage 7: Gills - enlarged (2)Image 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Description

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2008 The tiny Laccaria tortilis Vol 9 (1) Page: 2

Laccaria tortilis (Twisted Deceiver) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Laccaria tortilis (Twisted Deceiver)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Laccaria tortilis (Twisted Deceiver)
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