Asterophora Ditmar
(piggyback or pick-a-back toadstools)

Asterophora (piggyback or pick-a-back toadstools) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Asterophora (piggyback or pick-a-back toadstools) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 9 trophisms 1 references
Species 10 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAsterophora (piggyback or pick-a-back toadstools)
FamilyLYOPHYLLACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Asterophora (piggyback or pick-a-back toadstools)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Mattock, G. 2002 Fungi upon other fungi grow - Britain’s parasitic toadstools. British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 2: 109-116.

Asterophora (piggyback or pick-a-back toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Asterophora (piggyback or pick-a-back toadstools):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 53 images of Asterophora (piggyback or pick-a-back toadstools)
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