BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Asterophora Ditmar, 1809 (piggyback or pick-a-back toadstools)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asterophora | Fruitbody | 7 October 1987 | Berks | England | 1 |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon | |
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Asterophora lycoperdoides (Bull.) Ditmar, 1809 (Powdery Piggyback) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| Species | Asterophora parasitica (Bull.) Singer, 1951 (Silky Piggyback) | 9 | 10 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Mattock, G., 2002 (Colour photographs) | Fungi upon other fungi grow - Britain's parasitic toadstools. |
Asterophora may also be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Asterophora:
Asterophora may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) |
