Cortinarius rubellus Cooke
(Deadly Webcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cortinarius rubellus (Deadly Webcap)
Genus	Cortinarius (webcap toadstools)
Family	CORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Cortinarius rubellus is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Cortinarius)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Cortinariaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Kibby, G.	2003	Fungal Portraits, No. 15: Cortinarius limonius, C. orellanus and C. rubellus	Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 75-76.
Orton, P.D.	1977	Notes on British Agarics V	Kew Bulletin Vol 31 (3): 709-721.
Watling, R.	1980	Orellanin-poisoning in britain.	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 14 (1): 63.

Cortinarius rubellus (Deadly Webcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Cortinarius
(webcap toadstools)

CORTINARIACEAE
(webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius rubellus (Deadly Webcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cortinarius rubellus (Deadly Webcap)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Cortinarius rubellus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)