Cortinarius armillatus (Fr.) Fr.
(Red Banded Webcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCortinarius armillatus (Red Banded Webcap)
GenusCortinarius (webcap toadstools)
FamilyCORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
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 Cortinarius armillatus (Red Banded Webcap) :
1: Cortinarius armillatus (Red Banded Webcap)
11 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - close-upImage 4: Cap - LSImage 5: Cap - LS showing mature gillImage 6: Cap surface - centre - close-upImage 7: Cap surface - margin - close-upImage 8: Cap - young - LSImage 9: Cap - young - LS showing young gills and cortinaImage 10: Cap - young showing cortinaImage 11: Cortina on young fruitbodyImage 12: FruitbodiesImage 13: Fruitbodies - LSImage 14: Fruitbody - youngImage 15: Fruitbody - young - upper halfImage 16: GillsImage 17: Gills (2)Image 18: Gills (3)Image 19: Gills - close-upImage 20: Gills - close-up (2)Image 21: Spore printImage 22: Stipe - close-up showing armillate bandsImage 23: Gill edgeImage 24: Gill edge (2)Image 25: Gill edge (3)Image 26: SporesImage 27: Spores (2)Image 28: Spores (3)
2: Cortinarius armillatus (Red Banded Webcap)
21 Aug 1978 OSGR: NO04 56° 30’ N, 3° 30’ W Vice County: East Perthshire (VC 89) Scotland
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side views - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - top views - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - young - side view - lain down

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Weightman, J. 2014 From shredded wheat to flour – a look at stipe ornament Field Mycology Vol 15 (3): 100-103.

Cortinarius armillatus (Red Banded Webcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius armillatus (Red Banded Webcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cortinarius armillatus (Red Banded Webcap)
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