Mycena galopus var nigra Rea
(Black Milking Bonnet)

Interactions where Mycena galopus var nigra 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 dead, decayed stem Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena galopus var. nigra/Mycena galopus var. nigrablack milking bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheatherdead, decayedstem
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on burnt stem Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena galopus var. nigra/Mycena galopus var. nigrablack milking bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheatherburntstem
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf of litter [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/Mycenaceae/Mycena galopus var. nigra/Mycena galopus var. nigrablack milking bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedleaflitter
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood of debris [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/Mycenaceae/Mycena galopus var. nigra/Mycena galopus var. nigrablack milking bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedwooddebris
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed needle of litter 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena galopus var. nigra/Mycena galopus var. nigrablack milking bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedneedlelitter
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood of debris 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena galopus var. nigra/Mycena galopus var. nigrablack milking bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedwooddebris

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

Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyMycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet)
SpeciesMycena galopus (Milking Bonnet)
GenusMycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
FamilyMYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
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 Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1988 Notes on British Agarics IX TBMS Vol 91 (4): 545-571.
Orton, P.D. 1988 Notes on British Agarics IX TBMS Vol 91 (4): 545-571.

Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 3 images of Mycena galopus var nigra (Black Milking Bonnet)
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