Leratiomyces squamosus (Pers.) Bridge & Spooner
(a roundhead)

Leratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Leratiomyces squamosus var squamosus
Scaly Stropharia
Variety 3 trophisms 2 references
Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus
Slender Roundhead
Variety 1 trophisms 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead)
GenusLeratiomyces (a genus of roundheads)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (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 Leratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
BMS Slide Colllection 1992 Fungi of British Beech woods Vol 06 (1) Page: 14-15
Fortey, R. 2004 Psilocybe aurantiaca and a case of mistaken identity Field Mycology Vol 5 (3): 77-80.
Kibby, G. 2008 Fungal Portraits, No. 35: Loratiomyces squamosus and L. squamosus var. thraustus Field Mycology Vol 9 (3): 75-76.
Weightman, J. 2014 From shredded wheat to flour – a look at stipe ornament Field Mycology Vol 15 (3): 100-103.

Leratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Holden, L. 2006 Guidelines for Field Mycologists - the practical interpretation of Section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 www.britmycolosoc.org.uk/files/DrugsAct2005_Guidelines.pdf

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Leratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Leratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead)
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