Typhula phacorrhiza (Reichard) Fr.
(Tuberous Club)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTyphula phacorrhiza (Tuberous Club)
GenusTyphula (a genus of minute club fungi)
FamilyTYPHULACEAE (a family of minute club fungi)
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 Typhula phacorrhiza (Tuberous Club) :
1: Typhula phacorrhiza (Tuberous Club)
22 Oct 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Troops of filamentous fruitbodies in broad-leaved woodland
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies (3)Image 4: Fruitbodies (4)Image 5: Fruitbodies (5)Image 6: Fruitbodies (6)Image 7: Fruitbodies - white backgroundImage 8: Sclerotia - white backgroundImage 9: Sclerotia - enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Sclerotium cortical cells - magnifiedImage 11: Sclerotium cortical cells - magnified (2)
2: Typhula phacorrhiza (Tuberous Club)
18 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
on loose soil beside road
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Middle of fruitbodies - close-upImage 3: Sclerotia - close-upImage 4: Tips of fruitbodies - close-upImage 5: Spores

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Edwards, A., Farrow, F. & Leech, T. 2014 Typhula phacorrhiza in all its forms Field Mycology Vol 15 (2): 47-48.
Kibby, G. 2014 Editorial (Jul 2014) Field Mycology Vol 15 (3): 74.

Typhula phacorrhiza (Tuberous Club) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Typhula phacorrhiza (Tuberous Club)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Typhula phacorrhiza (Tuberous Club)
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