Conocybe aurea (Jul. Schäff.) Hongo
(Golden Conecap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConocybe aurea (Golden Conecap)
GenusConocybe (conecap toadstools)
FamilyBOLBITIACEAE (fieldcap and conecap 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Overall, A. & Hodge, V. 2015 Conocybe aurea, a rare British native or another coloniser? Field Mycology Vol 16 (1): 14-15.

Conocybe aurea (Golden Conecap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Conocybe aurea (Golden Conecap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Conocybe aurea (Golden Conecap)
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