Melanogaster Corda
(slime truffles)

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ID refs
Melanogaster intermedius
a slime truffle
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMelanogaster (slime truffles)
FamilyPAXILLACEAE (a family of bolete toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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
Ainsworth, M. 2005 Melanogaster intermedius, a slime truffle rediscovered in England after 159 years Field Mycology Vol 6 (4): 113-116.

Melanogaster (slime truffles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melanogaster (slime truffles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanogaster (slime truffles)
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