Russula pectinatoides Peck
(a brittlegill)

Interactions where Russula pectinatoides is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/Ireland Tilia limes Malvales: Malvaceae An association of Russula pectinata and the Lime, Moss, M.O., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula pectinatoides/Russula pectinatoidesa brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/Tilialimesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Foreign Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea lime Malvales: Malvaceae More associations between Russula pectinata and planted limes - and some reflections provoked by them., Nannfeldt, J.A., 1979
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula pectinatoides/Russula pectinatoidesa brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea/Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaealimeliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula pectinatoides/Russula pectinatoidesa brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesliveroot

Russula pectinatoides (a brittlegill) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Russula pectinatoides (a brittlegill) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Moss, M.O., 1978An association of Russula pectinata and the LimeBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 12 (1): 61-63.
Nannfeldt, J.A., 1979More associations between Russula pectinata and planted limes - and some reflections provoked by them.Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (1): 33-34.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula pectinatoides (a brittlegill)
GenusRussula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula pectinatoides (a brittlegill)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the hand Melera, S., Ostellari, C., Roemer, N., Avis, P.G.,Tonolla, M.,Barja, F. & Narduzzi-Wicht, B. 2017 Analysis of morphological, ecological and molecular characters of Russula pectinatoides Peck and Russula praetervisa Sarnari, with a description of the new taxon Russula recondita Melera & Ostellari Mycological Progress Vol 16 (2): 117-134.
Moss, M.O. 1978 An association of Russula pectinata and the Lime Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 12 (1): 61-63.

Russula pectinatoides (a brittlegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Russula pectinatoides (a brittlegill):

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