Russula parazurea Jul. Schäff.
(Powdery Brittlegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula parazurea (Powdery Brittlegill)
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 parazurea (Powdery Brittlegill) :
1: Russula parazurea (Powdery Brittlegill)
19 Aug 1979 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - top view - in situ (2)Image 6: Description
2: Russula parazurea (Powdery Brittlegill) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
19 Aug 1979 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - turned over to show gillsImage 3: Description

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2012 Fungal Portraits, No. 51: Russula plumbeobrunnea Field Mycology Vol 13 (3): 75-76.

Russula parazurea (Powdery Brittlegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula parazurea (Powdery Brittlegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula parazurea (Powdery Brittlegill)
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