Melanophyllum eyrei (Massee) Singer
(Greenspored Dapperling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanophyllum eyrei (Greenspored Dapperling)
GenusMelanophyllum (a genus of dapperlings)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
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 Melanophyllum eyrei (Greenspored Dapperling) :
1: Melanophyllum eyrei (Greenspored Dapperling)
29 Sep 1980 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
under Hawthorn, Ash, Beech, Oak
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - young - side view showing ring and stipe - lain downImage 5: Fruitbody - oblique view - in situ - enlargedImage 6: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Cap cuticle cells - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: DescriptionImage 10: Description - contd.

Melanophyllum eyrei (Greenspored Dapperling) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melanophyllum eyrei (Greenspored Dapperling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanophyllum eyrei (Greenspored Dapperling)

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