Mycena galopus var nigra Rea
(Black Milking Bonnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyMycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet)
SpeciesMycena galopus (Milking Bonnet)
GenusMycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
FamilyMYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
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 Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet) :
1: Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet)
16 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
by woodland track
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ
2: Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet)
28 Sep 1973 OSGR: SE98 54° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view- broken off - lain downImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situ

Identification Works

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

Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet)
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