Volvariella surrecta (Knapp) Singer
(Piggyback Rosegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVolvariella surrecta (Piggyback Rosegill)
GenusVolvariella (rosegill toadstools)
FamilyPLUTEACEAE (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 Volvariella surrecta (Piggyback Rosegill) :
1: Volvariella surrecta (Piggyback Rosegill)
14 Oct 2017 OSGR: SU01 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
fruitbodies on Clouded Agaric
Image 1: Fruitbodies - on Clouded Agaric
2: Volvariella surrecta (Piggyback Rosegill)
15 Nov 2014 OSGR: SZ49 50° 50’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
troop fruitbodies and a button, on a Clouded Agaric cap
Image 1: Fruitbodies on Clouded Agaric
3: Volvariella surrecta (Piggyback Rosegill)
4 Nov 2014 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
One to several fruitbodies and buttons on several Clouded Agarics
Image 1: Buttons - top viewImage 2: Cap - top viewImage 3: FruitbodiesImage 4: Fruitbodies - oblique viewImage 5: Fruitbodies - oblique view (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 7: Fruitbodies - top viewImage 8: Fruitbodies - underisde viewImage 9: Fruitbodies - underside - white backgroundImage 10: Fruitbodies - underside - white background (2)Image 11: Fruitbody - LS - black backgroundImage 12: Fruitbody - side viewImage 13: Fruitbody - side view - black backgroundImage 14: Fruitbody - young - oblique viewImage 15: Fruitbody - young - side viewImage 16: Fruitbody - young - side view (2)Image 17: Fruitbody - young - side view - close-up - white backgroundImage 18: Fruitbody - young - side view - close-up - white background (2)Image 19: Gill - black backgroundImage 20: Gills - white backgroundImage 21: VolvaImage 22: Volva - black backgroundImage 23: Volva - LS - black backgroundImage 24: Cap surface - centre - close-up - enlargedImage 25: Cap surface - margin - close-up - enlargedImage 26: Spore print - enlarged - white backgroundImage 27: Spore print - scraped - enlarged - white backgroundImage 28: Cap cuticle - magnifiedImage 29: Cap cuticle - magnified (2)Image 30: Cap cuticle - magnified (3)Image 31: Cap cuticle - magnified (4)Image 32: Cap cuticle - magnified (5)Image 33: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - magnifiedImage 34: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - magnified (2)Image 35: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - magnified (3)Image 36: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - magnified (4)Image 37: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - magnified (5)Image 38: Cheilocystidium from near the gill edge - magnifiedImage 39: Gill surface - microscope low magnificationImage 40: Pleurocystidia - in gill face - magnifiedImage 41: Pleurocystidia - in gill face - magnified (2)Image 42: Pleurocystidia - in gill face - magnified (3)Image 43: Spores - magnifiedImage 44: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 45: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 46: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 47: Volva - squash prep - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Evans, S. 2003 Causing a stir with English names Field Mycology Vol 4 (4): 140-142, back cover.
Mattock, G. 2002 Fungi upon other fungi grow - Britain’s parasitic toadstools. British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 2: 109-116.
Moss, M. 2005 Volvariella surrecta - Piggyback Rosegill Field Mycology Vol 6 (3): 83-84.
Overall, A. 2007 Some Notable Fungi in Central London Field Mycology Vol 8 (1): 24-27.
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 1998 Profiles of Fungi No. 99: Volvariella surrecta (Knapp) Sing. Mycologist Vol 12 (4): 181-182.
Taylor, Z. 2010 Volvariella surrecta growing on the distorted and rotting remains of Clitocybe nebularis Vol 11 (1) Page: 2
Various 2015 Readers’ Finds Field Mycology Vol 16 (1): 23-28.
Weber, R. & Webster, J. 1996 Volvariella surrecta: an uncommon mycoparasite Mycologist Vol 10 (4): 160.

Volvariella surrecta (Piggyback Rosegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Volvariella surrecta (Piggyback Rosegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Volvariella surrecta (Piggyback Rosegill)

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