Macrocystidia cucumis (Pers.) Joss.
(Cucumber Cap)

Interactions where Macrocystidia cucumis 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 Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae 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/Macrocystidia cucumis/Macrocystidia cucumiscucumber capfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettle
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on Major [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/Macrocystidia cucumis/Macrocystidia cucumiscucumber capfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on 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/Agaricales/Marasmiaceae/Macrocystidia cucumis/Macrocystidia cucumiscucumber capfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifers
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on woodchip of mulch [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous 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/Macrocystidia cucumis/Macrocystidia cucumiscucumber capfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treeswoodchipmulch
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on shredded bark of mulch [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous 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/Macrocystidia cucumis/Macrocystidia cucumiscucumber capfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesshreddedbarkmulch

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

Macrocystidia cucumis (Cucumber Cap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Macrocystidia cucumis (Cucumber Cap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMacrocystidia cucumis (Cucumber Cap)
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 Macrocystidia cucumis (Cucumber Cap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2003 Macrocystidia cucumis Vol 4 (1) Page: 2
Noordeloos, M.E. Tribus Macrocystidieae (Kühner) Bas in Persoonia 14: 236. 1990 Bas, C. & Kuyper, T.W. Tricholomataceae R. Heim ex Pouz. (continuation), 8pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 3
Pegler, D.N. & Brand, A.W. 2001 Profiles of Fungi No. 125: Macrocystidia cucumis (Pers.: Fr.) Joss Mycologist Vol 15 (3): 133.

Macrocystidia cucumis (Cucumber Cap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Macrocystidia cucumis (Cucumber Cap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Macrocystidia cucumis (Cucumber Cap)
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