Arrhenia acerosa (Fr.) Kühner
(Moss Oysterling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling)
GenusArrhenia (a genus of toadstools)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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 Arrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling) :
1: Arrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
15 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in grass . Photos: Fruitbodies - on pale background (record shots)
Image 1: Fruitbodies - gills and top surface - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - gills and top surface - pale background (2)Image 3: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 4: top surface - close-up - enlarged
2: Arrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
14 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
a rather old specimen . Photos: Grotty specimen - on pale background (record shots)
Image 1: Cap - pale backgroundImage 2: Gills - pale backgroundImage 3: Cap - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Gills - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Gills - close-up - enlarged - pale background (2)
3: Arrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling)
18 Sep 2002 OSGR: TQ13 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on fallen wood
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - top viewImage 4: Fruitbody - undersideImage 5: Fruitbody - underside - in situImage 6: Fruitbody - underside - in situ (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - underside - in situ (3)Image 8: Spores - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnified
4: Arrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling)
15 Oct 1985 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - enlarged (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situ - enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - top view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 5: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 6: DescriptionImage 7: Description - contd
5: Arrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling)
3 Nov 1984 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - top view - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - underside - enlargedImage 3: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 4: DescriptionImage 5: Description - contd

Arrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arrhenia acerosa (Moss Oysterling)
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