Russula insignis Quél.
(a brittlegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Russula insignis (a brittlegill)
Genus	Russula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
Family	RUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of 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)

Russula insignis is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Russulaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Loizides, M. & Kyriakou, T.	2011	Fungi of the Cistus maquis	Field Mycology Vol 12 (1): 14-22.

Russula insignis (a brittlegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Russula
(brittlegill toadstools, russulas)

RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula insignis (a brittlegill)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula insignis (a brittlegill)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Russula insignis is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)