Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) Wasser
(White Dapperling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling)
GenusLeucoagaricus (a genus of dapperlings)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
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 Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling) :
1: Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling)
9 Sep 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in greenhouse . Photos: Toadstool on neutral background, microscopy
Image 1: Cap and gills - LS - close-up - black backgroundImage 2: Cap and gills - LS - close-up - pale backgroundImage 3: Cap - close-up - pale backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - lain down to show cap and stipe - close-up - pale backgroundImage 5: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipe - close-up - pale backgroundImage 6: Fruitbody - LS - close-up - black backgroundImage 7: Fruitbody - LS - close-up - pale backgroundImage 8: Gills, cap margin, ring and stipe apex - close-up - pale backgroundImage 9: Cap margin - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Ring - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Cap cuticle - magnifiedImage 12: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnifiedImage 13: Spores - magnifiedImage 14: Spores - magnified (2)Image 15: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 16: Spores - highly magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2009 Fungal Portraits, No. 38: Leucoagaricus densifolius sensu Dermek, new to Britain Field Mycology Vol 10 (2): 39-40.

Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling)
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