Melanophyllum haematospermum (Bull.) Kreisel
(Redspored Dapperling)

Interactions where Melanophyllum haematospermum 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 Major Mercurialis perennis Dog’s Mercury Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae 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/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/Melanophyllum haematospermumredspored dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Major 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/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/Melanophyllum haematospermumredspored dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettleMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with 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/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/Melanophyllum haematospermumredspored dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with 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/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/Melanophyllum haematospermumredspored dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifers
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with 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/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/Melanophyllum haematospermumredspored dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedars
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/Melanophyllum haematospermumredspored dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceaspruces
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on woodchip 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/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/Melanophyllum haematospermumredspored dapperlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treeswoodchip mulch

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

Melanophyllum haematospermum (Redspored Dapperling) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Melanophyllum haematospermum (Redspored Dapperling) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanophyllum haematospermum (Redspored Dapperling)
GenusMelanophyllum (a genus of dapperlings)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
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 Melanophyllum haematospermum (Redspored Dapperling)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. & Brand, A.W. 1997 Profiles of Fungi No. 73: Melanophyllum haematospermum (Bull.:Fr.) Kreisel Mycologist Vol 11 (4): 180.

Melanophyllum haematospermum (Redspored Dapperling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanophyllum haematospermum (Redspored Dapperling):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 32 images of Melanophyllum haematospermum (Redspored Dapperling)
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