Melanogaster ambiguus (Vittad.) Tul. & C. Tul.
(Stinking Slime Truffle)

Interactions where Melanogaster ambiguus 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 (epigeous) epigeous fruitbody is saprobic on Minor Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Melanogaster ambiguus/Melanogaster ambiguusstinking slime truffleepigeousfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutMinor
fruitbody (epigeous) epigeous fruitbody is saprobic on 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
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Melanogaster ambiguus/Melanogaster ambiguusstinking slime truffleepigeousfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesMajor
fruitbody (epigeous) epigeous fruitbody is saprobic on Minor 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
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Melanogaster ambiguus/Melanogaster ambiguusstinking slime truffleepigeousfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksMinor
fruitbody (concealed) concealed fruitbody is saprobic on timber Rare [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/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Melanogaster ambiguus/Melanogaster ambiguusstinking slime truffleconcealedfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treestimberRare

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

Melanogaster ambiguus (Stinking Slime Truffle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Melanogaster ambiguus (Stinking Slime Truffle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanogaster ambiguus (Stinking Slime Truffle)
GenusMelanogaster (Bot.) (slime truffles)
FamilyPAXILLACEAE (a family of bolete toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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 Melanogaster ambiguus (Stinking Slime Truffle)

Melanogaster ambiguus (Stinking Slime Truffle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanogaster ambiguus (Stinking Slime Truffle):

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