Melanotus Pat.
(a genus of oysterling toadstools)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMelanotus (a genus of oysterling toadstools)
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
Horak, E. 1977 The genus Melanotus Pat. Persoonia Vol 9 (3): 305-327.
Orton, P.D. 1983 Notes on British Agarics: VIII Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 41 (3): 565-624.
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. 1989 Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics British Fungus Flora, vol 6, 157pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Melanotus (a genus of oysterling toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melanotus (a genus of oysterling toadstools)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanotus (a genus of oysterling toadstools)
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