Marasmiellus candidus (Fr.) Singer
(a parachute)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Marasmiellus candidus (a parachute)
Genus	Marasmiellus (a genus of parachute toadstools)
Family	OMPHALOTACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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)

Marasmiellus candidus 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
	Henrici, A.	2016	Fungal Portraits: No. 65 Marasmiellus tricolor	Field Mycology Vol 17 (1): 3-5.

Marasmiellus candidus (a parachute) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Marasmiellus
(a genus of parachute toadstools)

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 Marasmiellus candidus (a parachute)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Marasmiellus candidus (a parachute)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Marasmiellus candidus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)