Russula sororia (Fr.) Romell
(Sepia Brittlegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula sororia (Sepia Brittlegill)
Species aggregateRussula amoenolens agg. (a group of greyish brown russulas)
GenusRussula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of 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 Russula sororia (Sepia Brittlegill) :
1: Russula sororia (Sepia Brittlegill)
2 Sep 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills - lain downImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 4: Gills and stipe apex - close-up
2: Russula sororia (Sepia Brittlegill)
1 Sep 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain down (2)
3: Russula sororia (Sepia Brittlegill)
1 Sep 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills and stipes - lain downImage 2: Fruitbody - top view - in situ
4: Russula sororia (Sepia Brittlegill)
31 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
under oak
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - oblique view - in situ

Russula sororia (Sepia Brittlegill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula sororia (Sepia Brittlegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula sororia (Sepia Brittlegill)
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