Russula cessans A. Pearson
(Tardy Brittlegill)

Interactions where Russula cessans 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 ectomycorrhizal with live root ForeignQuestionable 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/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula cessans/Russula cessanstardy brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionable Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae 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 cessans/Russula cessanstardy brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineliveroot

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

Russula cessans (Tardy Brittlegill) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Russula cessans (Tardy Brittlegill) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula cessans (Tardy 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 (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 Russula cessans (Tardy Brittlegill)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2007 Fungal Portraits, No. 31: Russula cessans Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 75-76.
Pearson, A.A. 1952 New Records and Observations V. TBMS Vol 35 (2): 97-122, IN1-2.

Russula cessans (Tardy Brittlegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Russula cessans (Tardy Brittlegill):

Vulnerable

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