Mycena aciculata (A.H. Sm.) Desjardin & E. Horak
(a bonnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Mycena aciculata (a bonnet)
Genus	Mycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
Family	MYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
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)

Mycena aciculata 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
	Graddon, W.D., Watling, R., Gunnell, J. & Frost, L.C.	1960	British Records 43-57	TBMS Vol 43 (4).
	Weightman, J.	2006	Small Mycenas et al. - spare them a second glance	Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 16-20.

Mycena aciculata (a bonnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycena
(a genus of bonnet 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 Mycena aciculata (a bonnet)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycena aciculata (a bonnet)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Mycena aciculata is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)