Parasola conopilea (Fr.) Örstadius & E. Larss.
(Conical Brittlestem)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParasola conopilea (Conical Brittlestem)
GenusParasola (pleated inkcaps)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem 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 Parasola conopilea (Conical Brittlestem) :
1: Parasola conopilea (Conical Brittlestem)
16 Oct 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
at roadside, in broadleaved woodland
Image 1: Cap - dry - side view - close-up - in situImage 2: Caps - moist - close-up - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 6: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain downImage 7: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Cap cuticle - TS - magnifiedImage 9: Caulocystidia - from stipe apex - highly magnifiedImage 10: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 12: Description

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Nagy, L.G., Kocsubé, S., Papp, T. & Vágvölgy, C. 2009 Phylogeny and character evolution of the coprinoid mushroom genus Parasola as inferred from LSU and ITS nrDNA sequence data Persoonia Vol 22: 28-37.
Ronikier, A. 2007 Rare and interesting species of Psathyrella found in the Tatra National Park Acta Mycologica Vol 42 (1): 85-92.

Parasola conopilea (Conical Brittlestem) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Parasola conopilea (Conical Brittlestem)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 14 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Parasola conopilea (Conical Brittlestem)
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