Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Kalchbr.) Bridge & Spooner
(Slender Roundhead)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyLeratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead)
SpeciesLeratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead)
GenusLeratiomyces (a genus of roundheads)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fortey, R. 2004 Psilocybe aurantiaca and a case of mistaken identity Field Mycology Vol 5 (3): 77-80.
Kibby, G. 2008 Fungal Portraits, No. 35: Loratiomyces squamosus and L. squamosus var. thraustus Field Mycology Vol 9 (3): 75-76.

Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead)
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