Russula sanguinaria (Schumach.) Rauschert
(Bloody Brittlegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Russula sanguinaria (Bloody 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 sanguinaria 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 sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill) :
1: Russula sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill)
12 Sep 1977	OSGR: SU94	51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W	Vice County: Surrey (VC 17)	England
under pine

Russula sanguinaria (Bloody 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 sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill)

One of the common four brittlegill toadstools found under Pine (Pinus). The mycelium forms an ectomycorrhiza with the roots. The cap, and often the stipe, are blood red.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Russula sanguinaria is also a member of:

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