BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)

BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

Pluteus
(shield toadstools)

Pluteus
is also a member of:

Macromycetes
(via Agaricales)

Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Pluteus Fr., 1836 (shield toadstools)

Sets of Photographs

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

Taxon	Summary				Date	Vice-county	Country

Pluteus	Fruitbody	11	5	6	7 Oct 1982	North Wiltshire	England
Pluteus	Fruitbody	9	4	5	19 Oct 1985	North Wiltshire	England

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon

Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus (Trog) Sacc., 1896 (Orange Shield Cap)	13				3
Species	Pluteus cervinus P. Kumm., 1871 (Deer Shield)	11			7	5
Species	Pluteus chrysophaeus (Schaeff.) Quél., 1872 (Yellow Shield)	27	40	10	18	3
Species	Pluteus cinereofuscus J.E. Lange, 1917 (a shield)	2		2
Species	Pluteus ephebeus (Fr.) Gillet, 1876 (a shield)	12			13	2
Species	Pluteus griseoluridus P.D. Orton, 1984 (a shield)	21	2	3	18	1
Species	Pluteus hispidulus (Fr.) Gillet, 1876 (a shield)	10			5
Species	Pluteus insidiosus Vellinga & Schreurs, 1985 (a shield)					1
Species	Pluteus leoninus (Schaeff.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Lion Shield)	18	4	17
Species	Pluteus pellitus (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Ghost Shield)					1
Species	Pluteus petasatus (Fr.) Gillet, 1876 (a shield)	8		14		1
Species	Pluteus phlebophorus (Ditmar) P. Kumm., 1871 (Wrinkled Shield)	9			9
Species	Pluteus plautus (Weinm.) Gillet, 1876 (Satin Shield)	25		12	18
Species	Pluteus podospileus Sacc. & Cub., 1887 (a shield)	16	3	6	9
Species	Pluteus pouzarianus Singer, 1984 (a shield)					3
Species	Pluteus romellii (Britzelm.) Sacc., 1895 (Goldleaf Shield)	8			7	2
Species	Pluteus salicinus (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Willow Shield)	9			7	1
Species	Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis, 1948 (Veined Shield)	7			6	2
Species	Pluteus umbrosus (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Velvet Shield)	15	4		5	3

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Iliffe, R., 2010	Getting to grips with Pluteus
Kibby, G, Burnham, A. & Henrici, A., 2010	Some problems with the genus Pluteus

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 general literature references to Pluteus (shield toadstools)

Pluteus may also 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)	PLUTEACEAE (a family of toadstools)
Macromycetes (via Agaricales)	Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 197 feeding and other relationships of Pluteus (shield toadstools)

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