Sarcomyxa serotina (Pers.) P. Karst.
(Olive Oysterling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSarcomyxa serotina (Olive Oysterling)
GenusSarcomyxa
FamilyMYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
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)
Records of Sarcomyxa serotina (Olive Oysterling) :
1: Sarcomyxa serotina (Olive Oysterling)
20 Dec 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fallen Gean
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - edge onImage 4: Cap surface - close-upImage 5: Cap surface - close-up (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - RSImage 7: Fruitbody - RS showing gillsImage 8: GillsImage 9: Gills (2)Image 10: Gills and stipeImage 11: Gills and stipe (2)Image 12: Gills - close-upImage 13: Stipe - close-upImage 14: CaulocystidiaImage 15: Caulocystidia (2)Image 16: Caulocystidia (3)Image 17: CheilocystidiaImage 18: Cluster of caulocystidiaImage 19: Gill edgeImage 20: Gills surface - dryImage 21: PileocystidiaImage 22: Pileocystidia (2)Image 23: Pileocystidia (3)Image 24: Pileocystidia in scalpImage 25: PleurocystidiaImage 26: Pleurocystidia (2)Image 27: Pleurocystidia protruding from gill surfaceImage 28: SporesImage 29: Spores (2)Image 30: Spores (3)Image 31: Spores (4)
2: Sarcomyxa serotina (Olive Oysterling)
22 Nov 1980 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: GillsImage 2: Top viewImage 3: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 4: Pileocystidia - magnifiedImage 5: Pleurocystidia - magnifiedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: DescriptionImage 8: Description - contd
3: Sarcomyxa serotina (Olive Oysterling)
3 Jan 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Gills and stipeImage 3: In situImage 4: In situ - undersides
4: Sarcomyxa serotina (Olive Oysterling)
9 Nov 1975 OSGR: TQ13 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Caps

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
BMS Slide Colllection 1992 Fungi of British Beech woods Vol 06 (1) Page: 14-15
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 2000 Profiles of Fungi No. 115: Panellus serotinus (Schrad.:Fr.) Kuhn. Mycologist Vol 14 (3): 132.

Sarcomyxa serotina (Olive Oysterling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sarcomyxa serotina (Olive Oysterling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 21 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sarcomyxa serotina (Olive Oysterling)
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