Leratiomyces ceres (Cooke & Massee) Spooner & Bridge
(Redlead Roundhead)

Interactions where Leratiomyces ceres 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 woodchip of mulch UK/Ireland [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous 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/Strophariaceae/Leratiomyces ceres/Leratiomyces ceresredlead roundheadfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treeswoodchipmulch

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

Leratiomyces ceres (Redlead Roundhead) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leratiomyces ceres (Redlead Roundhead) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeratiomyces ceres (Redlead Roundhead)
GenusLeratiomyces (a genus of roundheads)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (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 Leratiomyces ceres (Redlead Roundhead)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Fortey, R. 2004 Psilocybe aurantiaca and a case of mistaken identity Field Mycology Vol 5 (3): 77-80.
Hipkin, C. 2003 Stropharia aurantiaca Vol 14, No 6 Page: 421
Kibby, G. 2015 Leratiomyces ceres, on woodchip mulch, Kew Gardens Vol 16 (1) Page: Front cover
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 1998 Profiles of Fungi No. 97: Stropharia aurantiaca (Cooke) Imai Mycologist Vol 12 (4): 180.

Leratiomyces ceres (Redlead Roundhead) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bridge, P.D. & Prior, C. 2010 Growth and spread of the woodchip associated fungus Leratiomyces ceres in undisturbed garden soils FungEcol Vol 03 (3): 234-239.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Leratiomyces ceres (Redlead Roundhead):

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