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The Finnish and (Finnish)-Swedish common names are mainly based on followingsources

Ulvinen, Kotiranta, Härkönen, Korhonen & Järvinen, 1989. Suomen suursienten nimet - Common names of Finnish macromycetes. Karstenia 29 (Suppl): 1 - 110.

Marcel Bon, Olof Anderson (Swedish ed.), 1987. Swampar [original title: Mushrooms and toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe]. .

The classification here is not good. It's based on on miscellanous,conflicting sources -- needs a complete revision!.

• Ascomycotina Sporsäcksvampar Kotelosienet — 262 spp. 57 spp.
• Basidiomycotina — 1978 spp. 513 spp.

  Some miscellaneous structures, just to place pictures.

• Agaricomycotina — 2 spp. 1 sp.
• Basidiomycota — 1 sp.
• Zygomycota — 1 sp. 1 sp.

Slime molds -- not really fungi

• Myxomycetes — 10 spp. 4 spp.

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The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.