Merismodes bresadolae (Grelet) Singer
(a cyphelloid basidiomycete)

Interactions where Merismodes bresadolae 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
cyphelloid basidiocarp		cyphelloid basidiocarp is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig			Lonicera	honeysuckles	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	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/Niaceae/Merismodes bresadolae/	Merismodes bresadolae	a cyphelloid basidiomycete				cyphelloid basidiocarp	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Lonicera/	Lonicera	honeysuckles		dead, fallen, decayed	twig
cyphelloid basidiocarp		cyphelloid basidiocarp is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig			Ulex europaeus	Gorse, Furze, Whin	Fabales: Fabaceae	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/Niaceae/Merismodes bresadolae/	Merismodes bresadolae	a cyphelloid basidiomycete				cyphelloid basidiocarp	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex europaeus/	Ulex europaeus	gorse, furze, whin		dead, fallen, decayed	twig
cyphelloid basidiocarp		cyphelloid basidiocarp is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig			Berberis	barberries	Ranunculales: Berberidaceae	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/Niaceae/Merismodes bresadolae/	Merismodes bresadolae	a cyphelloid basidiomycete				cyphelloid basidiocarp	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/	Berberis	barberries		dead, fallen, decayed	twig
cyphelloid basidiocarp		cyphelloid basidiocarp is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig			[Broadleaved shrubs]	broadleaved shrubs		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/Niaceae/Merismodes bresadolae/	Merismodes bresadolae	a cyphelloid basidiomycete				cyphelloid basidiocarp	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved shrubs/	Broadleaved shrubs	broadleaved shrubs		dead, fallen, decayed	twig

Author & Year	Title	Source
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Merismodes bresadolae (a cyphelloid basidiomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Merismodes bresadolae (a cyphelloid basidiomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Merismodes bresadolae (a cyphelloid basidiomycete)
Genus	Merismodes (a genus of cyphelloid basidiomycetes)
Family	NIACEAE (a family of cyphelloid basidiomycetes)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Merismodes bresadolae is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Merismodes bresadolae (a cyphelloid basidiomycete)

Merismodes bresadolae (a cyphelloid basidiomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Merismodes bresadolae (a cyphelloid basidiomycete):

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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