Crepidotus applanatus var applanatus (Pers.) P. Kumm.
(Flat Oysterling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyCrepidotus applanatus var applanatus (Flat Oysterling)
SpeciesCrepidotus applanatus (Flat Oysterling)
GenusCrepidotus (oysterlings)
FamilyINOCYBACEAE (a family of 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 Crepidotus applanatus var applanatus (Flat Oysterling) :
1: Crepidotus applanatus var applanatus (Flat Oysterling)
11 Oct 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - top view - in situ - close-upImage 3: Fruitbodies - undersidesImage 4: Fruitbodies - undersides - close-upImage 5: Fruitbodies - undersides - close-up (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - undersides - close-up (3)Image 7: Fruitbodies - undersides - close-up (4)Image 8: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 9: Pileocystidia - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 11: DescriptionImage 12: Description - contd
2: Crepidotus applanatus var applanatus (Flat Oysterling)
7 Oct 1980 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situ (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipeImage 5: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipesImage 6: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Pileocystidia - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: DescriptionImage 10: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Delivoras, P. & Gonou-Zagou, Z. 2011 Not without a microscope: Look-alike species of Cheimonophyllum, Clitopilis, Creipidotus and Entoloma Field Mycology vol 12 (2): 49-53.

Crepidotus applanatus var applanatus (Flat Oysterling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crepidotus applanatus var applanatus (Flat Oysterling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 28 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Crepidotus applanatus var applanatus (Flat Oysterling)

A very common small pale bracket-like agaric which grows on woody debris, especially under broadleaved trees.

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