Russula nitida (Pers.) Fr.
(Purple Swamp Brittlegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Russula nitida (Purple Swamp Brittlegill)
Genus	Russula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
Family	RUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Russula nitida is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Russulaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Russula nitida (Purple Swamp Brittlegill) :
1: Russula nitida (Purple Swamp Brittlegill) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
19 Aug 1979	OSGR: SU93	51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W	Vice County: Surrey (VC 17)	England


2: Russula nitida (Purple Swamp Brittlegill) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
30 Jul 1979	OSGR: SU93	51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W	Vice County: Surrey (VC 17)	England
under oak/Ash at roadside

Russula nitida (Purple Swamp Brittlegill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Russula
(brittlegill toadstools, russulas)

RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula nitida (Purple Swamp Brittlegill)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula nitida (Purple Swamp Brittlegill)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Russula nitida is also a member of:

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