Armillaria ectypa (Fr.) Lamoure
(Marsh Honey Fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArmillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus)
GenusArmillaria (honey fungi)
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)
Records of Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus) :
1: Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus)
23 Aug 2014 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Clusters of 7 fruitbodies in Sphagnum
Image 1: Cap - top viewImage 2: Cap - top view (2)Image 3: Cap - top view (3)Image 4: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 5: Fruitbodies - side view - dark backgroundImage 6: Cap surface - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Gills and cap margin - close-up - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 8: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Stipe - close-up - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 10: Spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 11: Spores - highly magnified - white background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2004 Searching for Luminous mushrooms of the marsh fungus Armillaria ectypa Field Mycology Vol 5 (4): 142-144.
Evans, S. 2002 Conservation Corner (Oct 2002) Field Mycology Vol 3 (4): 141-142.
Wright, M. 2007 Update on Armillaria ectypa at Garron Plateau, Northen Ireland Field Mycology Vol 8 (2): 41-43.

Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus)

Vulnerable

EN/B

Tranche 2, Feb 1999

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