Mycena megaspora Kauffman
(Rooting Bonnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycena megaspora (Rooting 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 megaspora (Rooting Bonnet) :
1: Mycena megaspora (Rooting Bonnet)
20 Sep 2001 OSGR: TQ01 50° 50’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on peat sods cut while extending pond
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Cap - close-up (2)Image 3: Cap - undersideImage 4: CollectionImage 5: CheilocystidiaImage 6: Cheilocystidia (2)Image 7: Cheilocystidia (3)Image 8: CheilocystidiumImage 9: Spores

Mycena megaspora (Rooting Bonnet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycena megaspora (Rooting Bonnet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycena megaspora (Rooting Bonnet)
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