Gomphidius glutinosus (Schaeff.) Fr.
(Slimy Spike)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Gomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike)
Genus	Gomphidius (spike toadstools)
Family	GOMPHIDIACEAE (spike toadstools)
Order	BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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)

Gomphidius glutinosus is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Gomphidiaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Gomphidiaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Huhtinen, S.	2002	Gomphidius glutinosus	Vol 3 (2) Page: 42

Gomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

GOMPHIDIACEAE
(spike toadstools)

BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)

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)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Gomphidius glutinosus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)