Parasola misera (P. Karst.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Hopple
(Least Inkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParasola misera (Least Inkcap)
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 misera (Least Inkcap) :
1: Parasola misera (Least Inkcap)
23 Jan 1983 OSGR: SU38 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Tiny toadstools on cultured horse dung, 13 march 83
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - highly enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situ - highly enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situ - highly enlarged (2)Image 5: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 6: RS Cap cuticle - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd.

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Graddon, W.D., Watling, R., Gunnell, J. & Frost, L.C. 1960 British Records 43-57 TBMS Vol 43 (4).
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.

Parasola misera (Least Inkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Parasola misera (Least Inkcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Parasola misera (Least Inkcap)
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