Stagnicola perplexa (P.D. Orton) Redhead & A.H. Sm.
(Puzzling Rootshank)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStagnicola perplexa (Puzzling Rootshank)
GenusStagnicola (Bot.) (a genus of fungi)
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. 1977 Notes on British Agarics V Kew Bulletin Vol 31 (3): 709-721.

Stagnicola perplexa (Puzzling Rootshank) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Stagnicola perplexa (Puzzling Rootshank)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Stagnicola perplexa (Puzzling Rootshank)

Vulnerable

VU/D2

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