Arrhenia peltigerina (Peck) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys
(a lichenicolous toadstool)

Interactions where Arrhenia peltigerina is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody grows on or over dead or moribund thallus UK/Ireland Peltigera dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Arrhenia peltigerina/Arrhenia peltigerinaa lichenicolous toadstoolfruitbody Lichen / grows on or overUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera/Peltigeradog’s tooth lichens, dog lichensdead or moribundthallus
fruitbody fruitbody infects and damages thallus UK/Ireland Peltigera hymenina a lichen Peltigerales: Peltigeraceae A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., 1983
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Arrhenia peltigerina/Arrhenia peltigerinaa lichenicolous toadstoolfruitbody Lichen / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Peltigeraceae/Peltigera hymenina/Peltigera hymeninaa lichenthallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L., 1983A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles44pp, The British Lichen Society
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Orton, P.D., 1986Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woodsBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (2): 130-145.

Arrhenia peltigerina (a lichenicolous toadstool) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Arrhenia peltigerina (a lichenicolous toadstool) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArrhenia peltigerina (a lichenicolous toadstool)
GenusArrhenia (a genus of toadstools)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (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 Arrhenia peltigerina (a lichenicolous toadstool)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1977 Notes on British Agarics V Kew Bulletin Vol 31 (3): 709-721.

Arrhenia peltigerina (a lichenicolous toadstool) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arrhenia peltigerina (a lichenicolous toadstool):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 23 images of Arrhenia peltigerina (a lichenicolous toadstool)

A small grey "Omphalina" toadstool that grows only on the moribund thalli of Peltigera lichens.

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