Mycetophila blanda Winnertz, 1864
(a fungus gnat)

Interactions where Mycetophila blanda 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
larva larva causes galls on Lactarius deliciosus Saffron Milkcap Russulales: Russulaceae Gall development in Fungi, Evans, R.E., 1979
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Mycetophilidae/Mycetophila blanda/Mycetophila blandaa fungus gnatlarva Fungus / gall /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Lactarius deliciosus/Lactarius deliciosussaffron milkcap

Author & YearTitleSource
Evans, R.E., 1979Gall development in FungiBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (2): 131-132.

Mycetophila blanda (a fungus gnat) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycetophila blanda (a fungus gnat) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycetophila blanda (a fungus gnat)
GenusMycetophila (a genus of fungus gnats)
FamilyMYCETOPHILIDAE (a family of fungus gnats)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycetophila blanda (a fungus gnat)

Mycetophila blanda (a fungus gnat) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mycetophila blanda (a fungus gnat):

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