Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni
(Dung Bird’s Nest)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cyathus stercoreus (Dung Bird’s Nest)
Genus	Cyathus (a genus of bird’s nest fungi)
Family	AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and 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)

Cyathus stercoreus is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Rotheroe, M. & Hedger, J. & Savidge, J.	1987	The fungi of Ynyslas Sand-dunes: a preliminary survey.	Mycologist Vol 01 (1): 15-17.
	Webster & Weber	1997	Teaching techniques for mycology: 1. The bird’s nest fungus, Cyathus stercoreus	Mycologist Vol 11 (3): 103-105.

Cyathus stercoreus (Dung Bird’s Nest) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICACEAE
(mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cyathus stercoreus (Dung Bird’s Nest)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cyathus stercoreus (Dung Bird’s Nest)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Cyathus stercoreus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)