Xerula Maire
(shank toadstools)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Xerula pudens
a toadstool
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusXerula (shank toadstools)
FamilyPHYSALACRIACEAE (a family of toadstools and chanterelles)
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
Petersen, R.H. & Hughes, K.W. 2010 The Xerula/Oudemansiella Complex Nova Hedwigia Vol 137.

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xerula (shank toadstools)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xerula (shank toadstools)
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