Cortinarius scaurus var herpeticus (Fr.) Quél.
(a green webcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Variety	Cortinarius scaurus var herpeticus (a green webcap)
Species	Cortinarius scaurus (Green Webcap)
Subgenus	Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) (slimy-capped webcaps)
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 scaurus var herpeticus 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
	Moser, M.	2001	Rare, debated or new taxa of the genus Cortinarius (Agaricales)	Fungi Non Delineati Pars XV.

Cortinarius scaurus var herpeticus (a green webcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Cortinarius (Phlegmacium)
(slimy-capped webcaps)

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 scaurus var herpeticus (a green webcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cortinarius scaurus var herpeticus (a green webcap)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Cortinarius scaurus var herpeticus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)