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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
AGARICACEAE
(mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols)
Cystoderma
(powdercaps)
Cystoderma carcharias
(Pearly Powdercap)
Cystoderma carcharias
is also a member of:
Macromycetes
(via Agaricales)
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

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Cystoderma carcharias (Pers.) Fayod, 1889 (Pearly Powdercap)

Further Information

Notes (MWS) A pale pinkish or lilaceous toadstool with a membranous ring, a powdery cap and a stipe which is powdery below up to and including the underside of the ring. It is uncommon but widespread, growing amongst needles and mosses in coniferous woodland and also in grassland.

Sets of Photographs

These relate to individual finds ("biological records") of the organism.

Taxon Summary # images # photos # macrophotos # microphotos Date Vice-county Country
Cystoderma carcharias toadstools, close-ups, LS, sphaerocysts of cap cuticle, spores 17 7 10 25 Oct 2005 Berks England
Cystoderma carcharias Fruitbody 17 15 2 19 Oct 1998 Berks England

Suggested Literature

Cystoderma carcharias may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)		 AGARICACEAE
(mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols)		 Cystoderma
(powdercaps)
Macromycetes (via Agaricales) Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 feeding and other relationships of Cystoderma carcharias (Pearly Powdercap)

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