Myxacium (Fr.) P. Kumm.
(slimy-stemmed webcaps)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Genus	Myxacium (slimy-stemmed webcaps)
Family	CORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
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)

Myxacium is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Cortinariaceae)
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., Burnham, A. & Henrici, A.	2009	Cortinarius subgenus Myxacium	Field Mycology Vol 10 (2): 41-55, rear cover.

Myxacium (slimy-stemmed webcaps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CORTINARIACEAE
(webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)

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 Myxacium (slimy-stemmed webcaps)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Myxacium (slimy-stemmed webcaps)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Myxacium is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)