Calvatia gigantea (Batsch) Lloyd
(Giant Puffball)

Interactions where Calvatia gigantea 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').

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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 is parasitised by sporangium Syzygites megalocarpus Toadstool Pin Mould Mucorales: Mucoraceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Syzygites megalocarpus/Syzygites megalocarpustoadstool pin mouldsporangium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Calvatia gigantea/Calvatia giganteagiant puffballfruitbody sporangium 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

Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball)
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 Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Pegler, D.N., Laessoe, T. & Spooner, B.M. 1995 British Puffballs, Earthstars & Stinkhorns 255pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gryndler, M., Borovicka, J, Gryndlerova, H. & Gryndler, E. 2008 Fructification of Langermannia gigantea in artificially inoculated field soil Czech Mycology vol 60(2): 231-242.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 18 images of Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball)

This edible species grows in nutrient-rich habitats like parks, gardens and the corners of fields. The largest of our puffballs, it can attain 70cm in diameter, but more usually is 20 to 50cm.

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