Fungi Field Note

Ajay Mondal
Roll no – 96/BOT NO.200002
Regn. no – 052800 of 2017-18
 Marasmius sp.

Systematic position Habit: - Basidiocarp agaricoid

(Kirk et al., 2008):
Phylum: Basidiomycota Habitat: - Soil
Sub-phylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes Place of Collection – Morgram,
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae Murshidabad
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae Date of Collection – 28 august
Genus: Marasmius 2020

Morphological Characters –
Stipe central, solid with tapering base
Volva and annulus absent
Gills free, distant.
 Macrocyte sp.
Systematics position
Kingdom: Fungi Habit – Basidiocarp agaricoid

Division: Basidiomycota Habitat – Wet decaying wood and

Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Macrocybe
soil
Place of Collection -Aurangabad,
Murshidabad,
Date of Collection - 9 September ,2020

Morphological Characters –
convex to flat, Stipe central.
white to greyish white.
margin entire and incurved, often cracking.
 Volvariella volvacea

Systematic position Habit – Basidiocarp agaricoid

(Kirk et al., 2008)
Phylum: Basidiomycota Habitat – Waste land which
Sub-phylum: Agaricomycotina contain husk.
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae Place of Collection -Morgram,
Murshidabad,
Order: Agaricales
Family: Schizophyllaceae
Genus: Volvariella Date of Collection –17 Aug,2020

Morphological Characters –
Pileus conical,
Gills free, distant,
Stipe central without annulus,
Volva present
 Termitomyces sp.

Systematic position Habit – Basidiocarp agaricoid

Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota Habitat – Soil

Class: Agaricomycetes Place of Collection -Mithipur, Murshidabad,

Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae Date of Collection –10Aug,2020

Genus: Termitomyces.
Morphological Characters –
Stipe is cylindrical
creamy stuffed with thick annulus,
Gills crowded, free whitish
margin; serrulate.
 Chlorophyllum molybdites

Systematic position
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Homobasidiomycetidae
Habit – Basidiocarp agaricoid
Habitat – Soil
Place of Collection- Aurangabad,
Murshidabad,

Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Date of Collection –27June ,2020

Genus: Chlorophyllum
Species: C. molybdites

Morphological Characters –
cap convex to spherical
Gills free from the stipe or slightly attached
Stipe tapered slightly to apex, and slightly
enlarged toward base.
 Lentinus sp.

Systematic position Habit – Basidiocarp agaricoid

(Kirk et al., 2008):
Phylum: Basidiomycota Habitat – Soil
Sub-phylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes Place of Collection- Jangipur,
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae Murshidabad,
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Date of Collection –22Aug,2019
Genus: Lentinus

Morphological Characters –
Pileus funnel shaped,
gills decurrent, distant,
stipe central, solid
volva& annulus absent.
 Coprinopsis sp.

Systematic position Habit – Basidiocarp agaricoid

(Kirk et al., 2008):
Phylum: Basidiomycota Habitat – Dunk of Cow
Sub-phylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes Place of Collection- Bhagwangola,
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae Murshidabad,
Order: Agaricales
Family: Psathyrellaceae Date of Collection - 4th July ,2019
Genus: Coprinopsis
 Geastrum sp.

Systematic position: Habit – Basidiocarp gasteroid sessile,

Phylum: Basidiomycota
Sub-phylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes Habitat – Decaying bamboo
Sub-class: Phallomycetidae
Order: Geastrales Place of Collection- Bhagwangola,
Family: Geastraceae Murshidabad,
Genus: Geastrum
Date of Collection – 20 July ,2019

Morphological Characters –
Peridium bi-layered,
exoperidium opens in a stellate fashion,
endoperidium encloses fertile tissue
opening through an ostiole.
 Auricularia auricula

Systematic position: Habit – Auriculoid basidiocarp

Phylum: Basidiomycota
Sub-phylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes Habitat – Wood
Order: Auriculariales
Family: Auriculariaceae Place of Collection- Muratipur,
Genus: Auricularia Kalyani

Date of Collection – 7th June ,2021

Morphological Characters – Basidiocarp rubbery

soft and velvety in texture
brown coloured ear shaped pileus
forming narrow, imbricate brackets
Volva and annulus absent.