Lentinellus cochleatus (Pers.) P. Karst.
(Aniseed Cockleshell)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLentinellus cochleatus (Aniseed Cockleshell)
GenusLentinellus (cockleshell fungi)
FamilyAURISCALPIACEAE (a family of basidiomycetes)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of 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 Lentinellus cochleatus (Aniseed Cockleshell) :
1: Lentinellus cochleatus (Aniseed Cockleshell)
6 Sep 2007 OSGR: SK37 53° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
on Beech stump
Image 1: In situImage 2: Lain down to show undersideImage 3: Gills at margin - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Gills - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Gills - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 7: Gills - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 8: Underside - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Underside - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Lentinellus cochleatus (Aniseed Cockleshell)
24 Sep 1975 OSGR: SE33 53° 50’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on log pile
Image 1: In situ - side viewImage 2: In situ - top viewImage 3: In situ - two clustersImage 4: Upturned showing gills

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. 1989 Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics British Fungus Flora, vol 6, 157pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Lentinellus cochleatus (Aniseed Cockleshell) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lentinellus cochleatus (Aniseed Cockleshell)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lentinellus cochleatus (Aniseed Cockleshell)
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