Name:		Agaricus puniceus Fr. [basionym]
Accepted name:		Hygrocybe punicea (Fr.) P. Kumm.
Synonym(s):		Hygrophorus puniceus (Fr.) Fr.
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Agaricus L. [Genus] Agaricaceae Chevall. [Family] Agaricales Underw. [Order] Agaricomycetidae [Subclass] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Agaricus puniceus var. (b.) Lasch Agaricus puniceus var. puniceus
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 5: 416, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 15: 33
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]