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Pluteus Fr., 1836 (shield toadstools)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Pluteus Fruitbody 19 October 1985 North Wiltshire England 4
Pluteus Fruitbody 7 October 1982 North Wiltshire England 5

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Species Pluteus atromarginatus (Singer) Kühner, 1935 (a shield)         2
Species Pluteus aurantiorugosus (Trog) Sacc., 1896 (a shield) 9 4   2 10
Species Pluteus cervinus P. Kumm., 1871 (Deer Shield) 11     4 2
Species Pluteus cf murinus 8        
Species Pluteus chrysophaeus (Schaeff.) Quél., 1872 (Yellow Shield) 27 40 10 1 7
Species Pluteus cinereofuscus J.E. Lange, 1917 (a shield) 2   2   2
Species Pluteus dietrichii Bres., 1905 (a shield)         2
Species Pluteus ephebeus (Fr.) Gillet, 1876 (a shield) 4     1 2
Species Pluteus exiguus (Pat.) Sacc., 1887 (a shield)         2
Species Pluteus griseoluridus P.D. Orton, 1984 (a shield) 21 2 3 1 2
Species Pluteus hispidulus (Fr.) Gillet, 1876 (a shield) 10       4
Species Pluteus inquilinus Romagn., 1979 (a shield)         3
Species Pluteus insidiosus Vellinga & Schreurs, 1985 (a shield)         3
Species Pluteus leoninus (Schaeff.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Lion Shield) 10 2 10   5
Species Pluteus luctuosus Boud., 1905 (a shield)         8
Species Pluteus nanus (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Dwarf Shield)         3
Species Pluteus pellitus (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Ghost Shield)         10
Species Pluteus petasatus (Fr.) Gillet, 1876 (a shield) 8   14   24
Species Pluteus phlebophorus (Ditmar) P. Kumm., 1871 (Wrinkled Shield) 9       25
Species Pluteus plautus (Weinm.) Gillet, 1876 (Satin Shield) 25   12   2
Species Pluteus podospileus Sacc. & Cub., 1887 (a shield) 16 3 6   17
Species Pluteus pouzarianus Singer, 1984 (a shield)       2 3
Species Pluteus pseudorobertii M.M. Moser & Stangl, 1963 (a shield)         1
Species Pluteus robertii (Fr.) P. Karst., 1879 (a shield)         3
Species Pluteus romellii (Britzelm.) Sacc., 1895 (Goldleaf Shield) 8     1 5
Species Pluteus salicinus (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Willow Shield) 9     1 12
Species Pluteus satur Kühner & Romagn., 1956 (a shield)         1
Species Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis, 1948 (Veined Shield) 7       12
Species Pluteus umbrosus (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Velvet Shield) 13 6   2 24

Suggested Literature

Pluteus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Pluteus:

fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by effuse colony of Mycogone anamorph Mycogone perniciosa - an anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998

Pluteus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook

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