Naucoria (Fr.) P. Kumm.
(aldercap toadstools)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
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No of
ID refs
Cap (Click to open)
Species 15 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 79 images 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 10 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 34 images
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Species 34 images
Species 1 ident. refs
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Unidentified 3 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusNaucoria (aldercap 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
Orton, P.D. 1983 Notes on British Agarics: VIII Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 41 (3): 565-624.
Orton, P.D. 1960 *** New Checklist of British Agarics and Boleti - Part III: Notes on genera and species in the list ***(Superseded) TBMS Vol 43 (2): 159-439.
Reid, D.A. 1984 A Revision of the British Species of Naucoria sensu lato TBMS 82 (2): 191-237.

Damp Ground

Marriott, J. (ed) 1992 *** Keys (Newsletter of the B.M.S. Key-Group) No 8 ***(Superseded) http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/

Naucoria (aldercap toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Naucoria (aldercap toadstools)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 20 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Naucoria (aldercap toadstools)
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