Camarophyllopsis foetens (W. Phillips) Arnolds
(Stinking Fanvault)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCamarophyllopsis foetens (Stinking Fanvault)
GenusCamarophyllopsis (fanvaults)
FamilyHYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
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 Camarophyllopsis foetens (Stinking Fanvault) :
1: Camarophyllopsis foetens (Stinking Fanvault)
8 Nov 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in damp shaded mossy area by church wall
Image 1: Caps, close-upImage 2: Caps - top viewImage 3: GillsImage 4: LS fruitbodiesImage 5: Side view of two fruitbodiesImage 6: Side view of two fruitbodies (2)Image 7: Side views of three fruitbodiesImage 8: Stem ornamentation

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Adamčík, S., Jančovičová, S., Looney, B.P., Adamčíková, K., Birkebak, J.M., Moreau, P.-A., Vizzini, A. & Matheny, F.B. 2017 Circumscription of species in the Hodophilus foetens complex (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) in Europe Mycological Progress Vol 16 (1): 47-62.
Long, P. 2002 Leicestershire Lawns Field Mycology Vol 3 (4): 114-119.

Camarophyllopsis foetens (Stinking Fanvault) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Camarophyllopsis foetens (Stinking Fanvault)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Camarophyllopsis foetens (Stinking Fanvault)

Rare

DD

A rare to local greyish brown toadstool with strongly decurrent gills and a distinctive dungy smell. It is found in small groups in bare places in woodland and in unimproved grassland, on weakly acid to basic soils.

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