Panellus mitis (Pers.) Singer
(Elastic Oysterling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPanellus mitis (Elastic Oysterling)
GenusPanellus (a genus of oysterling 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 Panellus mitis (Elastic Oysterling) :
1: Panellus mitis (Elastic Oysterling)
8 Dec 1985 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
on oak
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - underside - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - underside showing gills and stipes - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipe - lain down - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipes - lain down - enlargedImage 6: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipes - lain down - enlarged (2)Image 7: Gill edge hyphae - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Stipe ornamentation hyphae - magnifiedImage 10: Upper stipe/gill edge transition zone hyphae - magnifiedImage 11: DescriptionImage 12: Description - contd

Panellus mitis (Elastic Oysterling) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Panellus mitis (Elastic Oysterling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Panellus mitis (Elastic Oysterling)
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