Panaeolus acuminatus Quél.
(Dewdrop Mottlegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPanaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop Mottlegill)
GenusPanaeolus (mottlegill toadstools)
FamilyGALEROPSIDACEAE (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 Panaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop Mottlegill) :
1: Panaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop Mottlegill)
4 Apr 1980 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on straw/horse dung heap
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - lain downImage 3: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Cap cuticle (scalp) with pileocystidium - magnifiedImage 5: Caulocystidia - magnifiedImage 6: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: Veil hyphae - magnifiedImage 9: DescriptionImage 10: Description - contd
2: Panaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop Mottlegill)
4 Apr 1980 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on straw/horse dung heap
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - lain downImage 2: Cap - oblique view - in situ - enlargedImage 3: Description
3: Panaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop Mottlegill)
18 Aug 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on straw/horse dung heap, some with galled gills
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - lain downImage 4: Cap and gills - lain down - enlargedImage 5: Description

Panaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop Mottlegill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Panaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop Mottlegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Panaeolus acuminatus (Dewdrop Mottlegill)

A common mottlegill of meadows and pastures. Previously known as Panaeolus rickenii.

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