Geastrum britannicum J.C. Zamora
(an earthstar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeastrum britannicum (an earthstar)
GenusGeastrum (earthstars)
FamilyGEASTRACEAE (earthstars)
OrderGEASTRALES (earth-stars)
SubclassPHALLOMYCETIDAE (stinkhorns, stinkhorn truffles, and earth-stars, coral, tooth and club fungi)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Geastrum britannicum (an earthstar) :
1: Geastrum britannicum (an earthstar) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
19 Dec 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
old fornicate specimen, in needle litter under Pine and Hazel
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - white backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - white background (2)Image 3: Spores and capillitium - magnifiedImage 4: Spores and capillitium - highly magnifiedImage 5: Spores and capillitium - highly magnified (2)Image 6: Spores and capillitium - highly magnified (3)Image 7: Spores and capillitium - highly magnified (4)Image 8: Spores - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnified
2: Geastrum britannicum (an earthstar)
14 Nov 2003 OSGR: SU11 50° 60’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
under Yew
Image 1: Emerging young fruitbodyImage 2: Mature fruitbody with emerging young oneImage 3: Oblique viewImage 4: Oblique view (2)Image 5: Side viewImage 6: Side view (2)Image 7: Side view (3)Image 8: Side view - close-upImage 9: Side view - close-up (2)Image 10: Top viewImage 11: Top view (2)Image 12: Top view (3)Image 13: Top view (4)Image 14: Top view - close-upImage 15: Two fruitbodies
3: Geastrum britannicum (an earthstar)
22 Oct 1983 OSGR: SO81 51° 50’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
old specimen
Image 1: Old specimen - side viewImage 2: Capillitium - highly magnifiedImage 3: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 4: DescriptionImage 5: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Spooner, B., Henrici, A. & Ainsworth, A.M. 2015 Geastrum britannicum - a surprisingly common new species in Britain Field Mycology Vol 16 (2): 54-57.
() Zamora, J.C., Calonge, F.D. & Martín, M.P. 2015 Integrative taxonomy reveals an unexpected diversity in Geastrum section Geastrum (Geastrales, Basidiomycota) Persoonia Vol 34: 130-165.

Geastrum britannicum (an earthstar) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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