Psathyrella piluliformis (Bull.) P.D. Orton
(Common Stump Brittlestem)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Psathyrella piluliformis (Common Stump Brittlestem)
Genus	Psathyrella (brittlestem toadstools)
Family	PSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Psathyrella piluliformis is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Psathyrella piluliformis (Common Stump Brittlestem) :
1: Psathyrella piluliformis (Common Stump Brittlestem)
2 Nov 1980	OSGR: SU26	51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W	Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7)	England

Psathyrella piluliformis (Common Stump Brittlestem) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Psathyrella
(brittlestem toadstools)

PSATHYRELLACEAE
(a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psathyrella piluliformis (Common Stump Brittlestem)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Psathyrella piluliformis (Common Stump Brittlestem)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Psathyrella piluliformis is also a member of:

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