Conocybe pulchella (Velen.) Hauskn. & Svrček
(Beautiful Conecap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConocybe pulchella (Beautiful Conecap)
GenusConocybe (conecap toadstools)
FamilyBOLBITIACEAE (fieldcap and conecap 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 Conocybe pulchella (Beautiful Conecap) :
1: Conocybe pulchella (Beautiful Conecap)
2 May 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
on soil
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 2: Caps - side view - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - enlargedImage 4: Stipe bases - enlargedImage 5: Stipe bases - enlarged (2)Image 6: Caulocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Caulocystidia - magnified (2)Image 8: Cheilocystidia (indicated) - magnifiedImage 9: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 10: Cheilocystidia - magnified (2)Image 11: Spores - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - magnified (2)Image 13: Spores - magnified (3)Image 14: Spores - magnified (4)Image 15: Spores - magnified (5)Image 16: Spores - magnified (6)Image 17: Spores - magnified (7)Image 18: Spores - magnified (8)
2: Conocybe pulchella (Beautiful Conecap)
26 Sep 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
in lawn
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain down - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Basidium - highly magnifiedImage 6: Caulocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 7: Cheilocystidia and caulocsytidium - highly magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Description
3: Conocybe pulchella (Beautiful Conecap)
25 Sep 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
in lawn
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - lain downImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 3: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 4: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 5: Description

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Prydiuk, M. 2007 New records of Conocybe species from Ukraine: I. The sections Mixtae and Pilosellae Czech Mycology vol 59(1): 25-38.

Conocybe pulchella (Beautiful Conecap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Conocybe pulchella (Beautiful Conecap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Conocybe pulchella (Beautiful Conecap)
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