Arrhenia retiruga (Bull.) Redhead
(Small Moss Oysterling)

Interactions where Arrhenia retiruga 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 parasitises gametophyte UK/Ireland BRYOPSIDA mosses Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
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/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryopsidamossesgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises gametophyte UK/Ireland Dicranella subulata Awl-leaved Forklet-moss Dicranales: Dicranellaceae 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/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Dicranellaceae/Dicranella subulata/Dicranella subulataawl-leaved forklet-mossgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises gametophyte UK/Ireland Funaria hygrometrica Common Cord-moss Funariales: Funariaceae 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/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-mossgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises gametophyte UK/Ireland Brachythecium a genus of feather-mosses Hypnales: Brachytheciaceae 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/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Brachytheciaceae/Brachythecium/Brachytheciuma genus of feather-mossesgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises gametophyte UK/Ireland Homalothecium sericeum Silky Wall Feather-moss Hypnales: Brachytheciaceae 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/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Brachytheciaceae/Homalothecium sericeum/Homalothecium sericeumsilky wall feather-mossgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises gametophyte UK/Ireland Rhytidiadelphus shaggy-mosses Hypnales: Hylocomiaceae 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/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Hylocomiaceae/Rhytidiadelphus/Rhytidiadelphusshaggy-mossesgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises gametophyte UK/Ireland Hypnum plait-mosses Hypnales: Hypnaceae 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/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Hypnaceae/Hypnum/Hypnumplait-mossesgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises gametophyte UK/Ireland Calliergonella cuspidata Pointed Spear-moss Hypnales: Pylaisiaceae 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/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Pylaisiaceae/Calliergonella cuspidata/Calliergonella cuspidatapointed spear-mossgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises gametophyte UK/Ireland Polytrichum a genus of haircaps Polytrichales: Polytrichaceae 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/Arrhenia retiruga/Arrhenia retirugasmall moss oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum/Polytrichuma genus of haircapsgametophyte

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Arrhenia retiruga (Small Moss Oysterling) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Arrhenia retiruga (Small Moss Oysterling) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArrhenia retiruga (Small Moss Oysterling)
GenusArrhenia (a genus of toadstools)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of 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 Arrhenia retiruga (Small Moss Oysterling)

Arrhenia retiruga (Small Moss Oysterling) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arrhenia retiruga (Small Moss Oysterling):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 41 images of Arrhenia retiruga (Small Moss Oysterling)

A common Cyphelloid toadstool that grows on a range of mosses.

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