Thaxterogaster subpurpurascens (Batsch) Niskanen & Liimat.
((A Webcap))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Thaxterogaster subpurpurascens ((A Webcap))
Genus	Thaxterogaster (a genus of fungi)
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)

Thaxterogaster subpurpurascens 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.	2015	Fungal Portraits No. 61: Cortinarius collocandoides	Field Mycology Vol 16 (1): 3-4.

Thaxterogaster subpurpurascens (A Webcap) 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 Thaxterogaster subpurpurascens (A Webcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thaxterogaster subpurpurascens (A Webcap)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Thaxterogaster subpurpurascens is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)