Lycogala epidendrum (Linnaeus) Fr.
(a slime mould)

Interactions where Lycogala epidendrum 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
aethalium is food source of larva UK/Ireland Platurocypta punctum a fungus gnat Diptera: Mycetophilidae British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from Myxomycetes, Buxton, P.A., 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Mycetophilidae/Platurocypta punctum/Platurocypta punctuma fungus gnatlarva Fungus / feederUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Tubiferaceae/Lycogala epidendrum/Lycogala epidendruma slime mouldaethalium larva feeds on aethalium
aethalium is food source of larva UK/Ireland Bradysia a genus of black fungus gnats Diptera: Sciaridae British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from Myxomycetes, Buxton, P.A., 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sciaridae/Bradysia/Bradysiaa genus of black fungus gnatslarva Fungus / feederUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Tubiferaceae/Lycogala epidendrum/Lycogala epidendruma slime mouldaethalium larva feeds on aethalium
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by superficial, subiculate perithecium Nectriopsis candicans a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Nectriopsis candicans/Nectriopsis candicansa pyrenomycetesuperficial, subiculateperithecium Fungus / parasite /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Tubiferaceae/Lycogala epidendrum/Lycogala epidendruma slime mouldsporangium superficial, subiculate perithecium parasitises sporangium
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by Acremonium anamorph UK/Ireland Nectriopsis candicans a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
More on Mouldy Myxomycetes, Ing, B., 1976
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Nectriopsis candicans/Nectriopsis candicansa pyrenomyceteAcremonium anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Tubiferaceae/Lycogala epidendrum/Lycogala epidendruma slime mouldsporangium Acremonium anamorph parasitises sporangium

Author & YearTitleSource
Buxton, P.A., 1954British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from MyxomycetesProceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series A, General Entomology Vol. 29 (10-12): 163-171.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1976More on Mouldy MyxomycetesBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 10 (1): 30.

Lycogala epidendrum (a slime mould) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLycogala epidendrum (a slime mould)
GenusLycogala (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyTUBIFERACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderLICEIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lycogala epidendrum (a slime mould)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1987 First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at Myxomycetes? Mycologist Vol 01 (4): 162-163.

Lycogala epidendrum (a slime mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lycogala epidendrum (a slime mould):

The dark grey aethalia are found on damp rotting wood.

The more common L. terrestre was not distinguished until recently.

The fragile pseudocapillitial tubes are 8-12µm diam (12-25µm in L. terrestre).

The red plasmodium, dark grey aethalia and grey spore mass separate it from L. terrestre.

L. terrestre.

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