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NIDULARIACEAE Dumort., 1822 (bird's nest fungi)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Species Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly, 1936 (Common Bird's Nest)   9 13   6
Genus Cyathus Haller, 1768 (a genus of bird's nest fungi) 4        
Species Cyathus olla (Batsch) Pers., 1801 (Field Bird's Nest) 2 15   1 5
Species Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni, 1888 (Dung Bird's Nest)         2
Species Cyathus striatus (Huds.) Pers., 1801 (Fluted Bird’s-nest)   9 18   7
Genus Mycocalia J.T. Palmer, 1961 (cannon fungi) 4        
Species Mycocalia denudata (Fr. & Nordholm) J.T. Palmer, 1961 (Common Mycocalia)         5
Species Mycocalia duriaeana (Tul. & C. Tul.) J.T. Palmer, 1961 (Dune Cannon, Durieu's Mycocalia)         5
Species Mycocalia minutissima (J.T. Palmer) J.T. Palmer, 1961 (Tiny Mycocalia)         4
Species Mycocalia sphagneti J.T. Palmer, 1963 (Bog Cannon, Bog Mycocalia)         4
Species Nidularia deformis (Willd.) Fr., 1817 (Pea-shaped Bird's Nest)         4

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Pegler, D.N., Laessoe, T. & Spooner, B.M., 1995 British Puffballs, Earthstars & Stinkhorns

NIDULARIACEAE may also 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)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with NIDULARIACEAE:

Nidulariaceae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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

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