Roridomyces roridus (Fr.) Rexer
(Dripping Bonnet)

Interactions where Roridomyces roridus 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 is saprobic on dead, decaying stem of debris Major Rubus fruticosus agg. brambles, blackberries Rosales: Rosaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Roridomyces roridus/Roridomyces roridusdripping bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus fruticosus agg./Rubus fruticosus agg.brambles, blackberriesdead, decayingstemdebrisMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying twig (small) of debris [Xylophytes] broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Roridomyces roridus/Roridomyces roridusdripping bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Xylophytes/Xylophytesbroadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbersdead, decayingtwig (small)debris
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying twig (small) of debris PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Roridomyces roridus/Roridomyces roridusdripping bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayingtwig (small)debris

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRoridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet)
FamilyMYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
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 Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Weightman, J. 2006 Small Mycenas et al. - spare them a second glance Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 16-20.

Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 5 images of Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet)

A small white Mycena with a stipe thickly coated in viscid mucilage. It grows from vegetable debris, especially bramble stems and is not uncommon in woodland, but needs to be searched for.

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