Pluteus pellitus (Pers.) P. Kumm.
(Ghost Shield)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Pluteus pellitus (Ghost Shield)
Genus	Pluteus (shield toadstools)
Family	PLUTEACEAE (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)

Pluteus pellitus 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
	Kibby, G.	2009	Editorial (Oct 09)	Field Mycology Vol 10 (4): 110.

Pluteus pellitus (Ghost Shield) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Pluteus
(shield toadstools)

PLUTEACEAE
(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 Pluteus pellitus (Ghost Shield)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pluteus pellitus (Ghost Shield)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Pluteus pellitus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)