Muscinupta laevis (Fr.) Redhead, Lücking & Lawrey
(a cyphellaceous fungus)

Interactions where Muscinupta laevis 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 associated with gametophyte UK/Ireland Dicranella heteromalla Silky Forklet-moss Dicranales: Dicranellaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Muscinupta laevis/Muscinupta laevisa cyphellaceous fungusfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Dicranellaceae/Dicranella heteromalla/Dicranella heteromallasilky forklet-mossgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with gametophyte UK/Ireland Polytrichum a genus of haircaps Polytrichales: Polytrichaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
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/Hymenochaetales/Muscinupta laevis/Muscinupta laevisa cyphellaceous fungusfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum/Polytrichuma genus of haircapsgametophyte

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

Muscinupta laevis (a cyphellaceous fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Muscinupta laevis (a cyphellaceous fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMuscinupta laevis (a cyphellaceous fungus)
OrderHYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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 Muscinupta laevis (a cyphellaceous fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Ellis, M.B. & J.P. 1998 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook 2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
() Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L. 1975 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 3 Coronicium - Hyphoderma Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 3, Fungiflora
Kuyper, T.W. Cyphellostereum D. Reid in Beih. Nova Hedwigia 18:336. 1965 Bas, C. & Kuyper, T.W. Tricholomataceae R. Heim ex Pouz. (continuation), 8pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 3
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. 1989 Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics British Fungus Flora, vol 6, 157pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Muscinupta laevis (a cyphellaceous fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Muscinupta laevis (a cyphellaceous fungus):

Creative Commons License
This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioInfo website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

BioInfo - Wildlife Information (UK)