Loreleia postii (Fr.) Redhead, Moncalvo, Vilgalys & Lutzoni
(a toadstool)

Interactions where Loreleia postii 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 associated with BRYOPHYTA mosses Profiles of Fungi No. 2: Gerronema postii, Spooner, B.M., 1987
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Loreleia postii/Loreleia postiia toadstoolfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryophytamosses
fruitbody fruitbody infects and damages moribund thallus Sphagnum bog mosses Sphagnales: Sphagnaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Loreleia postii/Loreleia postiia toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Bryophyta/Sphagnopsida/Sphagnales/Sphagnaceae/Sphagnum/Sphagnumbog mossesmoribundthallus
fruitbody fruitbody infects and damages moribund thallus Lunularia cruciata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunulariales: Lunulariaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Loreleia postii/Loreleia postiia toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Marchantiophyta/Marchantiopsida/Lunulariales/Lunulariaceae/Lunularia cruciata/Lunularia cruciatacrescent-cup liverwortmoribundthallus
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with thallus Marchantia polymorpha Common Liverwort Marchantiales: Marchantiaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Loreleia postii/Loreleia postiia toadstoolfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Marchantiophyta/Marchantiopsida/Marchantiales/Marchantiaceae/Marchantia polymorpha/Marchantia polymorphacommon liverwortthallus

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
Spooner, B.M., 1987Profiles of Fungi No. 2: Gerronema postiiMycologist Vol 01 (1): 19.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLoreleia postii (a toadstool)
GenusLoreleia (a genus of toadstools)
OrderHYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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 Loreleia postii (a toadstool)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Spooner, B.M. 1987 Profiles of Fungi No. 2: Gerronema postii Mycologist Vol 01 (1): 19.

Loreleia postii (a 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 Loreleia postii (a toadstool):

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