Pluteus Fr.
(shield toadstools)

Interactions where Pluteus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by effuse colony of Mycogone anamorph Mycogone perniciosa Mycogone Disease Of Mushrooms - causative organism Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Mycogone perniciosa/Mycogone perniciosaMycogone disease of mushrooms (causative organism)effusecolonyMycogone anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus/Pluteusshield toadstoolsfruitbody effuse colony of Mycogone anamorph parasitises fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Pluteus (shield toadstools) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pluteus (shield toadstools) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 10 trophisms 4 references
Species 2 trophisms 6 references
Species 7 trophisms 3 references
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 3 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Species 4 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 5 trophisms
Species 8 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 10 trophisms 1 references
Species 24 trophisms 1 references
Species 25 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Species 17 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 3 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms 3 references
Species 12 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 12 trophisms 2 references
Species 24 trophisms 3 references
Unidentified
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPluteus (shield toadstools)
FamilyPLUTEACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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 Pluteus (shield toadstools)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Iliffe, R. 2010 Getting to grips with Pluteus Field Mycology Vol 11 (3): 78-92, rear cover.
Kibby, G, Burnham, A. & Henrici, A. 2010 Some problems with the genus Pluteus Field Mycology Vol 11 (3): 93-100.
Orton, P.D. 1960 *** New Checklist of British Agarics and Boleti - Part III: Notes on genera and species in the list ***(Superseded) TBMS Vol 43 (2): 159-439.

Section Hispidoderma

Ferisin, G. & Dovana, F. 2019 Il genere Pluteus, sezione Hispidoderma Rivista Micologica Romana Vol 1: 23-51.

Pluteus (shield toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pluteus (shield toadstools):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 470 images of Pluteus (shield toadstools)
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