Gymnopus aquosus (Bull.) Antonín & Noordel.
(Watery Toughshank)

Interactions where Gymnopus aquosus 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 decaying litter [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/Agaricales/Omphalotaceae/Gymnopus aquosus/Gymnopus aquosuswatery toughshankfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayinglitter
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decaying litter Minor 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/Omphalotaceae/Gymnopus aquosus/Gymnopus aquosuswatery toughshankfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersdecayinglitterMinor

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

Gymnopus aquosus (Watery Toughshank) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gymnopus aquosus (Watery Toughshank) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGymnopus aquosus (Watery Toughshank)
GenusGymnopus (a genus of toughshank toadstools)
FamilyOMPHALOTACEAE (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 Gymnopus aquosus (Watery Toughshank)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2006 Fungal Portraits, No. 25: Gymnopus (=Collybia) aquosa Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 3-4.
Marriott, J. (ed) 1990 Keys (Newsletter of the B.M.S. Key-Group) No 3 http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/
Marriott, J. (ed) 1989 Keys (Newsletter of the B.M.S. Key-Group) No 1 http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/
Vilgalys, R. & Miller, O.K. Jr 1987 Morphological studies on the Collybia dryophila group in Europe TBMS Vol 88 (4): 461-472.

Gymnopus aquosus (Watery Toughshank) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Vilgalys, R. & Miller, O.K. Jr 1987 Mating relationships within the Collybia dryophila group in Europe TBMS Vol 89 (3): 295-300.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Gymnopus aquosus (Watery Toughshank):

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