Limacella Earle
(slimecap toadstools)

Subtaxon	Rank	No of ID refs
Limacella guttata Weeping Slimecap	Species	1 ident. refs
Limacella illinita Dripping Slimecap	Species	1 ident. refs
Limacella ochraceolutea Ochre Slimecap	Species	2 ident. refs
Limacella ochraceorosea a slimecap	Species	1 ident. refs

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Genus	Limacella (slimecap toadstools)
Family	AMANITACEAE (a family of fungi)
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)

Limacella 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
	Kibby, G.	2004	Fungal Portraits, No. 18 Limacella guttata	Field Mycology Vol 5 (2): 39-40.
	Marriott, J. (ed)	1998	* Keys (Newsletter of the B.M.S. Key-Group) No 12 *(Superseded)	http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/

Limacella (slimecap toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

AMANITACEAE
(a family of fungi)

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 Limacella (slimecap toadstools)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Limacella (slimecap toadstools)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Limacella is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)