AGARICALES Underw.
(mushrooms and toadstools)

Interactions where AGARICALES is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
(decayed) decayed basidiome is decayed by fruitbody Dendrocollybia racemosa Branched Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Tricholomataceae/Dendrocollybia racemosa/Dendrocollybia racemosabranched shankletfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsdecayedbasidiome fruitbody is saprobic on decayed basidiome
(decaying) decaying basidiome is decayed by fruitbody Collybia cirrhata Piggyback Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Tricholomataceae/Collybia cirrhata/Collybia cirrhatapiggyback shankletfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsdecayingbasidiome fruitbody is saprobic on decaying basidiome
(mummified) mummified basidiome is decayed by fruitbody Collybia cirrhata Piggyback Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Tricholomataceae/Collybia cirrhata/Collybia cirrhatapiggyback shankletfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsmummifiedbasidiome fruitbody is saprobic on mummified basidiome
(mummified) mummified basidiome is decayed by fruitbody Dendrocollybia racemosa Branched Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Tricholomataceae/Dendrocollybia racemosa/Dendrocollybia racemosabranched shankletfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsmummifiedbasidiome fruitbody is saprobic on mummified basidiome
(old) old fruitbody is parasitised by subiculate perithecium Hypomyces aurantius Orange Polypore Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/Hypomyces aurantiusorange polypore mouldsubiculateperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsoldfruitbody subiculate perithecium parasitises old fruitbody
(old) old fruitbody is parasitised by Cladobotryum anamorph Hypomyces aurantius Orange Polypore Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/Hypomyces aurantiusorange polypore mouldCladobotryum anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsoldfruitbody Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by colony of Penicillium anamorph Penicillium aurantiogriseum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Eurotiales: Trichocomaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium aurantiogriseum/Penicillium aurantiogriseuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPenicillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsfruitbody colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by compact colony of Penicillium anamorph Penicillium brevicompactum Rollrim Mould Eurotiales: Trichocomaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium brevicompactum/Penicillium brevicompactumrollrim mouldcompactcolonyPenicillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsfruitbody compact colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by subiculate, gregarious perithecium Hypomyces viridis Green Gillgobbler Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces viridis/Hypomyces viridisgreen gillgobblersubiculate, gregariousperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsfruitbody subiculate, gregarious perithecium parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody (old) old fruitbody is decayed by effuse colony of Amblyosporium anamorph Amblyosporium spongiosum an anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Amblyosporium spongiosum/Amblyosporium spongiosuman anamorphic funguseffusecolonyAmblyosporium anamorph Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsoldfruitbody effuse colony of Amblyosporium anamorph is saprobic on old fruitbody
fruitbody (rotting) rotting fruitbody is decayed by synnema of Tilachlidium anamorph UK/Ireland Tilachlidium brachiatum an anamorphic fungus Hypocreales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Tilachlidium brachiatum/Tilachlidium brachiatuman anamorphic fungussynnemaTilachlidium anamorph Fungus / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsrottingfruitbody synnema of Tilachlidium anamorph is saprobic on rotting fruitbody
stipe stipe of fruitbody is parasitised by fruitbody Dissoderma pearsonii Strathy Strangler Agaricales 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/Dissoderma pearsonii/Dissoderma pearsoniiStrathy stranglerfruitbody Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricalesmushrooms and toadstoolsstipefruitbody fruitbody parasitises stipe of fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
AGARICACEAE
mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests
Family 187 subtaxa 437 trophisms 217 references
AMANITACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 47 subtaxa 117 trophisms 76 references
BOLBITIACEAE
fieldcap and conecap toadstools
Family 74 subtaxa 120 trophisms 47 references
CHROMOCYPHELLACEAE
a family of cyphellaceous basidiomycetes
Family 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms 2 references
CLAVARIACEAE
fairy clubs
Family 42 subtaxa 115 trophisms 49 references
CORTINARIACEAE
webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy
Family 333 subtaxa 631 trophisms 183 references
CYPHELLACEAE
a family of cyphelloid fungi
Family 6 subtaxa 45 trophisms 8 references
Dissoderma
a genus of fungi
Genus 4 subtaxa 9 trophisms 13 references
ENTOLOMATACEAE
pinkgills
Family 178 subtaxa 304 trophisms 100 references
FISTULINACEAE
a family of bracket fungi
Family 1 subtaxa 11 trophisms
GALEROPSIDACEAE
a family of toadstools
Family 10 subtaxa 19 trophisms 19 references
HYDNANGIACEAE
a family of toadstools
Family 10 subtaxa 25 trophisms 24 references
HYGROPHORACEAE
waxcaps and woodwaxes
Family 89 subtaxa 165 trophisms 82 references
INOCYBACEAE
a family of toadstools
Family 151 subtaxa 453 trophisms 89 references
LYOPHYLLACEAE
a family of toadstools
Family 46 subtaxa 143 trophisms 40 references
MARASMIACEAE
a family of toadstools
Family 40 subtaxa 159 trophisms 57 references
MESOPHELLIACEAE
a family of false-truffles
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 2 references
MYCENACEAE
bonnet toadstools and their allies
Family 105 subtaxa 468 trophisms 69 references
NIACEAE
a family of cyphelloid basidiomycetes
Family 12 subtaxa 79 trophisms 3 references
OMPHALOTACEAE
a family of toadstools
Family 37 subtaxa 195 trophisms 60 references
Panaeolina foenisecii
Brown Mottlegill, Haymaker, Brown Hay Cap
Species 5 references
PHYSALACRIACEAE
a family of toadstools and chanterelles
Family 33 subtaxa 288 trophisms 79 references
PLEUROTACEAE
oyster fungi
Family 19 subtaxa 96 trophisms 28 references
Plicatura crispa
Crimped Gill
Species 5 trophisms 3 references
Plicatura nivea
a basidiomycete fungus
Species 1 references
PLUTEACEAE
a family of toadstools
Family 39 subtaxa 271 trophisms 72 references
POROTHELEACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Porotheleum
a genus of fungi
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
PSATHYRELLACEAE
a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools
Family 179 subtaxa 442 trophisms 199 references
PTERULACEAE
a family of coral fungi
Family 21 subtaxa 81 trophisms 13 references
SCHIZOPHYLLACEAE
a family of basidiomycete fungi
Family 3 subtaxa 21 trophisms 9 references
STROPHARIACEAE
a family of toadstools
Family 138 subtaxa 501 trophisms 183 references
TRICHOLOMATACEAE
a family of toadstools
Family 217 subtaxa 519 trophisms 269 references
TUBARIACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 9 subtaxa 22 trophisms 10 references
TYPHULACEAE
a family of minute club fungi
Family 22 subtaxa 126 trophisms 9 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Gruppo Micologico <<G. Bresadola>> di Trento - image gallery www.mtsn.tn.it/bresadola/gallery_index.asp
Andersson, I. Swedish Fungi swefungi.se/swindex.html
Bon, M. 1999 Les Collybio-Marasmioides et ressemblants Gymnopilus dilepis, 5, 171pp, Marcel Bon
Bon, M. 1997 Clitocybes, Omphales et ressemblants Documents Mycologiques - Flore Mycologique d'Europe, 4, 181pp, Marcel Bon
Bresadola, G. 1927 *** Iconographia Mycologica ***(Superseded)
Dam, N., Kuyper, T.W. 2013 Veldgids Paddenstoelen: Plaatjeszwammen en Boleten Veldgids (Field Guides), 423pp, KNNV Publishing
Henderson, D.M., Orton, P.D. & Watling, R. 1969 Agarics and Boleti - Introduction British Fungus Flora, 1, 58pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
() Lange, J.E. 1935 Flora Agaricina Danica (5 volumes) Danish Botanical Society
() Marchand, A. 1971 Champignons du Nord et du Midi (9 volumes) over 2,000 in totalpp, Société Mycologique des Pyrénées Méditerranéenes
McAdam, A. 2007 Keys to the genera of Agarics and Boletes 95pp, British Mycological Society
Noordeloos, M. Machiel’s Website www.entoloma.nl/
Orton, P.D. 1960 *** New Checklist of British Agarics and Boleti - Part III: Notes on genera and species in the list ***(Superseded) TBMS Vol 43 (2): 159-439.
Petersen, J.H., Gaba, A. & Laessøe, T. Morphing Mushroom Identifier www.mycokey.com/newMycoKeySite/MycoKeyIdentQuick.html

AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bond, T.E.T. 1952 A further note on size and form in Agarics TBMS Vol 35 (3): 190-194.
Cullington, P. 2006 Using gill attachment as an identification aid Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 13-15.
Dennis, R.W.G., Orton, P.D. & Hora, F.B. 1960 *** New Checklist of British Agarics and Boleti ***(Superseded) TBMS Vol 43 (2).
Henrici, A. 2012 Notes and Records (July 2012) Field Mycology Vol 13 (3): 105-108.
Ingold, C.T. 1985 Rapid spore-germination in some Agarics Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 19 (1): 32-34.
Orton, P.D. 1986 Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (2): 130-145.

Fairy Rings

Gregory, P.H. 1982 Fairy rings; free and tethered Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 16 (2): 161-163.

Medical

Watling, R. 1997 Poisoning by fungi: interesting cases. Mycologist Vol 11 (3): 101.

Nature Conservation

Marriot, J.V.R. 2005 A tool for the assessment of agaric site diversity Mycologist Vol 19 (4): 168-174.

Species Richness

Hack, J.E. 1983 Frequency distributions of Agaricales from BMS forays consisting of single visits to many localities compared with repeated visits to one locality Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 17 (2): 116-129.
Orton, P.D. & Tofts, R. 1998 The Species Accumulation Curve for Agarics and Boleti from a Caledonian Pinewood. Mycologist Vol 12 (3).
Rayner, R.W. 1979 The frequencies with which Basidiomycete species other than rusts and smuts, have been recorded on B.M.S. forays Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (2): 110-125.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools):

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