Conocybe vexans P.D. Orton
(Vexing Conecap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap)
GenusPholiotina (ringed conecaps)
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)
Records of Conocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap) :
1: Conocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap)
31 May 1984 OSGR: SU08 51° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 4: Cap - half dry - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Ring and upper stipe - enlargedImage 6: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. & Brand, A.W. 1993 Profiles of Fungi No. 56: Conocybe vexans P. D. Orton Mycologist Vol 07 (4): 171.

Conocybe vexans (Vexing 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 vexans (Vexing Conecap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Conocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap)
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