Psilocybe merdaria (Fr.) Ricken
(a brownie)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsilocybe merdaria (a brownie)
GenusPsilocybe (a genus of brownie toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of 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
Noordeloos, M.E. 1998 Pholiota, Psilocybe and Panaeolus Fungi Non Delineati Pars IV.

Psilocybe merdaria (a brownie) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psilocybe merdaria (a brownie)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Psilocybe merdaria (a brownie)
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