Calyptella capula (Holmsk.) Quél.
(Bowl Hoodie)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalyptella capula (Bowl Hoodie)
GenusCalyptella (a genus of cyphelloid fungi)
FamilyMARASMIACEAE (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 Calyptella capula (Bowl Hoodie) :
1: Calyptella capula (Bowl Hoodie)
25 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on rotten Comfrey stem
Image 1: Immature fruitbodiesImage 2: Immature fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Immature fruitbodies - close-upImage 4: Immature fruitbodies - close-up (2)Image 5: Immature fruitbody - close-upImage 6: Hyphal endingsImage 7: Unripe basidium with basidiomes
2: Calyptella capula (Bowl Hoodie)
3 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on base of still standing last year’s Greater Burdock
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies - close-upImage 3: Fruitbodies - close-up (2)
3: Calyptella capula (Bowl Hoodie)
30 Sep 1999 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Buttercup roots
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - from belowImage 4: Fruitbodies - from below (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - close-up of inside of cupImage 6: Fruitbody - side viewImage 7: 4-spored basidiaImage 8: Base - close-upImage 9: Cells from marginImage 10: Spores

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Weightman, J. 2007 Cross Dressers: Cyphelloid and other curious fungi Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 80-83.

Calyptella capula (Bowl Hoodie) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Calyptella capula (Bowl Hoodie)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Calyptella capula (Bowl Hoodie)

A common basidiomycete which commonly grows in lines along dead Urtica stems in damp places. It resembles an upside-down stalked white cup fungus.

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