Myxomphalia maura (Fr.) Hora
(a toadstool)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Myxomphalia maura (a toadstool)
Family	TRICHOLOMATACEAE (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)

Myxomphalia maura 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
Antonín, V. & Noordeloos, M.E.	2004	A Monograph of the genera Hemimycena, Delicatula, Fayodia, Gamundia, Myxomphalia, Resinomycena, Rickenella and Xeromphalina (Tribus Myceneae sensu Singer, Mycena excluded) in Europe	279pp, IHW-Verlag
Antonín, V.	1999	Notes on the genus Fayodia s. l. (Tricholomataceae) - I. Type studies of European Myxomphalia species	Mycotaxon 73: 325-334.
Kuyper, T.W.		Myxomphalia Hora in Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 43: 453. 1960	Bas, C. & Kuyper, T.W. Tricholomataceae R. Heim ex Pouz. (continuation), 8pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 3
Watling, R. & Turnbull, E.	1998	Cantharellaceae, Gomphaceae & Amyloid-Spored and Xeruloid Members of Trichlomataceae (excl. Mycena)	British Fungus Flora, Vol 8, 189pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Myxomphalia maura (a toadstool) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

TRICHOLOMATACEAE
(a family of 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 Myxomphalia maura (a toadstool)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Myxomphalia maura (a toadstool)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Myxomphalia maura is also a member of:

Identification Works

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