Lacrymaria Pat.
(weeping widow toadstools)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLacrymaria (weeping widow toadstools)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. 1987 Strophariaceae & Coprinaceae p.p.: Hypholoma, Melanotus, Psilocybe, Stropharia, Lacrymaria & Panaeolus British Fungus Flora, Vol 5, 104pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Lacrymaria (weeping widow toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lacrymaria (weeping widow toadstools)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lacrymaria (weeping widow toadstools)
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