Hydropus floccipes (Fr.) Singer
(a toadstool)

Interactions where Hydropus floccipes 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 saprobic on fallen, decayed trunk Minor Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Marasmiaceae/Hydropus floccipes/Hydropus floccipesa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusaldersfallen, decayedtrunkMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on large, fallen, moss-covered, decayed trunk Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 121: Hydropus floccipes (Fr.) Singer, Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2001
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Marasmiaceae/Hydropus floccipes/Hydropus floccipesa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeecheslarge, fallen, moss-covered, decayedtrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on large, fallen, moss-covered, decayed trunk Major Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 121: Hydropus floccipes (Fr.) Singer, Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2001
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Marasmiaceae/Hydropus floccipes/Hydropus floccipesa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakslarge, fallen, moss-covered, decayedtrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Marasmiaceae/Hydropus floccipes/Hydropus floccipesa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris Minor Thuja red cedars Pinales: Cupressaceae 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/Marasmiaceae/Hydropus floccipes/Hydropus floccipesa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsdecayeddebrisMinor

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
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2001Profiles of Fungi No. 121: Hydropus floccipes (Fr.) SingerMycologist Vol 15 (2): 60.

Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydropus floccipes (a toadstool)
GenusHydropus (a genus of toadstools)
FamilyMARASMIACEAE (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 Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2016 Readers’ Finds (Jan 2016) Field Mycology Vol 17 (1): 23-28.
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 2001 Profiles of Fungi No. 121: Hydropus floccipes (Fr.) Singer Mycologist Vol 15 (2): 60.

Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 41 images of Hydropus floccipes (a toadstool)

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