Tephrocybe rancida (Fr.) Donk
(Rancid Greyling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTephrocybe rancida (Rancid Greyling)
GenusTephrocybe (greyling toadstools)
FamilyLYOPHYLLACEAE (a family of 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 Tephrocybe rancida (Rancid Greyling) :
1: Tephrocybe rancida (Rancid Greyling)
30 Oct 2009 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on soil
Image 1: Cap - close-up - black backgroundImage 2: Cap - close-up - black background (2)Image 3: Cap - LSImage 4: Cap - underside to show gills - close-up - black backgroundImage 5: Cap - underside to show gills - close-up - black background (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - lain down - black backgroundImage 7: Fruitbodies - lain down - black background (2)Image 8: Fruitbody - LS - black backgroundImage 9: Stipe - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Cap cuticle - branched element - highly magnifiedImage 11: Cap cuticle - branched element - highly magnified (2)Image 12: Cap cuticle - magnifiedImage 13: Cap cuticle - parallel element - highly magnifiedImage 14: Spores - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - highly magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2005 Fungal Portraits, No. 23: Lyophyllum rancidum Field Mycology Vol 6 (3): 75-76.

Tephrocybe rancida (Rancid Greyling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tephrocybe rancida (Rancid Greyling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tephrocybe rancida (Rancid Greyling)
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