Mycena rhenana Maas Geest. & Winterh.
(Gall Bonnet)

Interactions where Mycena rhenana 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 gall of agamic larva UK/IrelandRestricted Andricus quercuscalicis Knopper Gall Wasp, Acorn Cup Gall Wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae A new species and a new section of the genus Mycena from the Netherlands, Berg, A.P. van den, Berg-Blok, A.E. van den, Noordeloos, M.E. & Uljé, C.B., 2000
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena rhenana/Mycena rhenanagall bonnetFruitbody Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Andricus quercuscalicis/Andricus quercuscalicisknopper gall wasp, acorn cup gall waspgallagamic larvaSole
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decaying leaf of debris Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Mycena rhenana/Mycena rhenanagall bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, fallen, decayingleafdebris
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decaying twig of debris Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Mycena rhenana/Mycena rhenanagall bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, fallen, decayingtwigdebris
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decaying cone of debris Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Mycena rhenana/Mycena rhenanagall bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, fallen, decayingconedebris
Fruitbody Fruitbody is saprobic on galled acorn UK/IrelandRestricted Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Fagales: Fagaceae A new species and a new section of the genus Mycena from the Netherlands, Berg, A.P. van den, Berg-Blok, A.E. van den, Noordeloos, M.E. & Uljé, C.B., 2000
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena rhenana/Mycena rhenanagall bonnetFruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus robur/Quercus roburpedunculate oakgalledacornSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Berg, A.P. van den, Berg-Blok, A.E. van den, Noordeloos, M.E. & Uljé, C.B., 2000A new species and a new section of the genus Mycena from the NetherlandsPersoonia Vol 17 (3): 481-485.
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

Mycena rhenana (Gall Bonnet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycena rhenana (Gall Bonnet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycena rhenana (Gall Bonnet)
GenusMycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
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 Mycena rhenana (Gall Bonnet)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Berg, A.P. van den, Berg-Blok, A.E. van den, Noordeloos, M.E. & Uljé, C.B. 2000 A new species and a new section of the genus Mycena from the Netherlands Persoonia Vol 17 (3): 481-485.

Mycena rhenana (Gall 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 Mycena rhenana (Gall Bonnet):

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