Russula foetens Pers.
(Stinking Brittlegill, Foetid Russula)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula foetens (Stinking Brittlegill, Foetid Russula)
Species aggregateRussula foetens agg. (foetid brittlegills)
GenusRussula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
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 Russula foetens (Stinking Brittlegill, Foetid Russula) :
1: Russula foetens (Stinking Brittlegill, Foetid Russula)
6 Sep 1979 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 5: Gills and stipe apex - close-up

Russula foetens (Stinking Brittlegill, Foetid Russula) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula foetens (Stinking Brittlegill, Foetid Russula)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula foetens (Stinking Brittlegill, Foetid Russula)
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