Cortinarius helvelloides (Bull.) Fr.
(a toadstool)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCortinarius helvelloides (a toadstool)
SubgenusCortinarius (Telamonia) (hygrophanous webcaps)
GenusCortinarius (webcap toadstools)
FamilyCORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
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 Cortinarius helvelloides (a toadstool) :
1: Cortinarius helvelloides (a toadstool)
23 Sep 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Birch; Alder, Rowan, Oak nearby
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap (3)Image 4: Cap - close-upImage 5: Cap - LSImage 6: Fruitbodies - 3Image 7: FruitbodiesImage 8: Fruitbodies (2)Image 9: Fruitbodies (3)Image 10: FruitbodyImage 11: Fruitbody - LSImage 12: GillsImage 13: Gills (2)Image 14: Spore - highly magnifiedImage 15: Spore - highly magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - magnifiedImage 17: Spores - magnified (2)Image 18: Spores - magnified (3)Image 19: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 20: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 21: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 22: Spores - highly magnified (4)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2010 Alder Carr Fungi - Agarics and Boleti of Alder Carr Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 16-22.

Cortinarius helvelloides (a toadstool) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius helvelloides (a toadstool)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cortinarius helvelloides (a toadstool)
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