Psathyrella melanthina (Fr.) Kits van Wav.

Interactions where Psathyrella melanthina 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
toadstool toadstool is saprobic on dead, fallen woody debris Foreign Laurus nobilis Bay, Bay Laurel Laurales: Lauraceae Fungal Portraits, No. 32: Psathyrella melanthina, Kibby, G., 2007
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella melanthina/Psathyrella melanthinatoadstool Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Laurales/Lauraceae/Laurus nobilis/Laurus nobilisbay, bay laureldead, fallenwoody debris

Author & YearTitleSource
Kibby, G., 2007Fungal Portraits, No. 32: Psathyrella melanthinaField Mycology Vol 8 (4): 110-112.

Psathyrella melanthina may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Psathyrella melanthina may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsathyrella melanthina
GenusPsathyrella (brittlestem toadstools)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem 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 Psathyrella melanthina

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2007 Fungal Portraits, No. 32: Psathyrella melanthina Field Mycology Vol 8 (4): 110-112.

Psathyrella melanthina may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psathyrella melanthina:

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