BioInfo (UK)
BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
Basidiomycetes
is also a member of:
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

BioInfo (UK)

BASIDIOMYCETES G. Winter, 1881 (spore droppers)

BioImages BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 19129 images of BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers)

NBN NBN (www.searchnbn.net) has the UK distribution map of BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers)

FRDBI FRDBI (www.fieldmycology.net/gbchklst/gbchklst.asp) has the UK and Ireland records of BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #refs #webs
Subclass AGARICOMYCETIDAE Locq., 1984 (a subclass of basidiomycetes) 1623 2469 11137
Species Celatogloea simplicibasidium (Lindsey & Gilb.) P. Roberts, 2005 (an intrahymenial parasitic fungus)   1 1
Anamorphic Species Cenangiomyces luteus Dyko & B. Sutton, 1979 (an anamorphic basidiomycete)     1
Species Marchandiobasidium aurantiacus (a lichenicolous basidiomycete)   2 3
Anamorphic Species Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D. Hawksw., 1990 (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete)   2 24
Species Mycaureola dilseae Maire & Chemin, 1922 (a marine basidiomycete)   1 1
Subclass PHALLOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes) 39    
Order GEASTRALES (earth-stars) 14 31 92
Order GOMPHALES (an order of fairy clubs) 14 20 54
Order HYSTERANGIALES (an order of truffles) 2 2 4
Order PHALLALES E. Fisch., 1898 (stinkhorns, cage and coral fungi, earthstars, truffles and fairy clubs) 9 20 12
Genus Sporotrichum (a genus of fungi)   1 2
Subclass TREMELLOMYCETIDAE Locq., 1984 (a subclass of jelly fungi)   2 2
Informal (Corticioid fungi) (Whitewash Fungi)     5

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Swedish Fungi: http://swefungi.se/swindex.html Swedish Fungi
Buczacki, S., 1989 Fungi of Britain and Europe
Leif Goodwin Photography: http://www.leifgoodwin.co.uk/Title%20Page/MainPage.html Leif Goodwin Photography
Henrici, A., 2002 Update on Roger Phillips' Mushrooms and other fungi of Gt. Britain & Europe, further additions and corrections
Visual Fungi: http://www.mushrooms.org.uk Visual Fungi
Moser, M. & Jülich, W., 1991 Colour Atlas of Basidiomycetes
Phillips, R., 1981 (A good number of species.) Mushrooms & other Fungi of Great Britain & Europe
Phillips, R., 2006 (A good number of species.) Mushrooms

Agarics and boletes

Bas, C., 1988 Preliminary key to orders and families of agarics and boleti as conceived in this work and as occurring in the Netherlands and adjacent regions (cyphelloid genera excepted)
Bon, M., 1987 The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe
Buczacki, S., 2012 Collins Fungi Guide
Cetto Fungi Del Vero
Kühner, R. and Romagnesi, H., 1957 Flore Analytique des Champignons Supérieurs
Largent, D.L. & Thiers, H.D., 1977 Field Identification of Genera
Ludwig, E., 2000 Pilzkompendium - band 1 - abbildungen
Moser, M., 1983 Keys to Agarics & Boleti
Orton, P.D., 1983 Notes on British Agarics: VIII
Orton, P.D., 1986 Fungi of Northern Pine and Boreal Woods
Stuntz, D.E., 1977 Keys to Families and Genera

Polypores

Berniccha, A., 2005 Polyporaceae s.l.
Ryvarden, L. & Gilbertson, R.L., 1993 European Polypores (2 vols)
Ryvarden, L., 1976 The Polyporaceae of Northern Europe (2 vols)

Resupinates

Eriksson, J. Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1975 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 3 Coronicium - Hyphoderma
Eriksson, J. Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1976 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 4 Hyphodermella - Mycoacia
Eriksson, J. Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1978 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 5 Mycoaciella - Phanerochaete
Eriksson, J. Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1981 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 6 Phlebia - Sarcodontia
Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium
Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1984 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 7 Schizopora - Suillosporium
Hjortstam, K., Larsson, K-H. & Ryvarden, L., 1987 Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 1 Introduction and Keys
Hjortstam, K., Larsson, K-H., Ryvarden, L. & Eriksson, J., 1988 The Corticiaceae of North Europe : Introduction and Keys
Hjortstam, K., Larsson, K-H., Ryvarden, L. & Eriksson, J., 1988 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 8 Phlebiella, Thanatephorus - Ypsilonidium

General Works

Henrici, A., 2002 Update on Roger Phillips' Mushrooms and other fungi of Gt. Britain & Europe, part 3
Henrici, A., 2005 Notes and Records (Jan 2005)
Kemp, R.F.O., 1985 Do fungal species really exist? A study of Basidiomycete species with special reference to those in Coprinus section Lanatuli.

Agarics and boletes

Bond, T.E.T., 1981 Macro-fungi on a garden lawn 1971-8
Henrici, A., 2001 Update on Roger Phillips' Mushrooms and other fungi of Gt. Britain & Europe, part 1: Aphyllophorales, Gasteromycetes & Jelly Fungi
Largent, D.L., 1977 Macroscopic Featrues

Culturing

Watling, R. Cultural and Developmental Features

Microscopy

Emmett, E., 2003 Microscopical techniques - staining with Congo Red
Largent, D., Johnson, D. Watling, R., 1977 Microscopic Features

Species richness

Rayner, R.W., 1979 The frequencies with which Basidiomycete species other than rusts and smuts, have been recorded on B.M.S. forays

BASIDIOMYCETES may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
Fungi sl.

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

BASIDIOMYCETES is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Basidiomycetes listed at higher taxonomic level

FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)

Associated with BASIDIOMYCETES:

carpophore (decaying) decaying carpophore is food source of Eleutheromyces coelomycetous anamorph Eleutheromyces subulatus - a coelomycete UK/Ireland Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
fruitbody (dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Thanatephorus fusisporus - a basidiomycete (Ceratobasidiales: Ceratobasidiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Sistotrema brinkmannii - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Sistotremataceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Basidiomycetes may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
Fungi sl.

References

Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Fungi of the South East England
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
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