Pisolithus capsulifer (Sowerby) Watling, Phosri & M.P. Martín
(Dyeball)

Interactions where Pisolithus capsulifer 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 ectomycorrhizal with live root Betula pendula Silver Birch Fagales: Betulaceae Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by thin layer chromatography, Thoen, D., 1977
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Pisolithus capsulifer/Pisolithus capsuliferdyeballfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/Betula pendulasilver birchliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionable Pinus pines 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/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Pisolithus capsulifer/Pisolithus capsuliferdyeballfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesliveroot

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
Thoen, D., 1977Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by thin layer chromatographyBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 11 (1): 39-43.

Pisolithus capsulifer (Dyeball) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pisolithus capsulifer (Dyeball) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPisolithus capsulifer (Dyeball)
GenusPisolithus (dyeballs)
FamilySCLERODERMATACEAE (earthballs and dyeballs)
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 Pisolithus capsulifer (Dyeball)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 1998 Vol 12 Part 2 - Rear cover Mycologist Vol 12 (2): rear cover.
Andrews, A. 2012 Pisolithus arhizus: the dyeball or Pea Stone fungus Field Mycology Vol 13 (3): 84-85.
Phosri, C., Martin, M.P., Suwannasai, N., Sihanonth, P. & Watling, R. 2012 Pisolithus: a new species from southeast Asia and a new combination Mycotaxon Vol 120: 195-208.

Pisolithus capsulifer (Dyeball) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1985 Pisolithus in Ireland Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 19 (1): 57-58.
Taylor, A.S. & Alexander, I. 2005 The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: life in the real world Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 102-112.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Pisolithus capsulifer (Dyeball):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Pisolithus capsulifer (Dyeball)
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