Armillaria ectypa (Fr.) Lamoure
(Marsh Honey Fungus)

Interactions where Armillaria ectypa 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 UK/Ireland 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/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ectypa/Armillaria ectypamarsh honey fungusfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Sphagnopsida/Sphagnales/Sphagnaceae/Sphagnum/Sphagnumbog mosses

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

Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArmillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus)
GenusArmillaria (honey fungi)
FamilyPHYSALACRIACEAE (a family of toadstools and chanterelles)
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 Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2004 Searching for Luminous mushrooms of the marsh fungus Armillaria ectypa Field Mycology Vol 5 (4): 142-144.
Evans, S. 2002 Conservation Corner (Oct 2002) Field Mycology Vol 3 (4): 141-142.
Wright, M. 2007 Update on Armillaria ectypa at Garron Plateau, Northen Ireland Field Mycology Vol 8 (2): 41-43.

Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, A.M. 2003 Report on the marsh honey fungus Armillaria ectypa, a UK BAP species Research Reports EN Report no 540.
Evans, S. 2003 Conservation Corner (April 2003) Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 68-70.
Henrici, A. 2006 Notes and Records (Jan 2006) Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 22-27.

Conservation

Evans, S. 2003 Conservation Corner (April 2000) Field Mycology Vol 1 (2): 56-57.

Ecology

Ohenoja, E. 2006 Armillaria ectypa, a vulnerable indicator of mires Acta Mycologica Vol 41 (2): 223-228.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Armillaria ectypa (Marsh Honey Fungus)

Vulnerable

EN/B

Tranche 2, Feb 1999

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