Rimbachia arachnoidea (Peck) Redhead
(Spidery Mossear)

Interactions where Rimbachia arachnoidea is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 live Juncus effusus Soft Rush, Soft-rush Poales: Juncaceae 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/Tricholomataceae/Rimbachia arachnoidea/Rimbachia arachnoideaspidery mossearfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus effusus/Juncus effusussoft rush, soft-rushlive
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live BRYOPSIDA mosses Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 103: Rimbachia arachnoidea (Peck) Redh., Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 1999
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Rimbachia arachnoidea/Rimbachia arachnoideaspidery mossearfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryopsidamosseslive
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live, dying UK/IrelandMajor Mnium hornum Swan’s-neck Thyme-moss Bryales: Mniaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 103: Rimbachia arachnoidea (Peck) Redh., Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 1999
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Rimbachia arachnoidea/Rimbachia arachnoideaspidery mossearfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryales/Mniaceae/Mnium hornum/Mnium hornumswan's-neck thyme-mosslive, dyingMajor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live Minor Brachythecium a genus of feather-mosses Hypnales: Brachytheciaceae 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/Tricholomataceae/Rimbachia arachnoidea/Rimbachia arachnoideaspidery mossearfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Brachytheciaceae/Brachythecium/Brachytheciuma genus of feather-mossesliveMinor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live Minor Sphagnum denticulatum Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnales: Sphagnaceae 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/Tricholomataceae/Rimbachia arachnoidea/Rimbachia arachnoideaspidery mossearfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Sphagnopsida/Sphagnales/Sphagnaceae/Sphagnum denticulatum/Sphagnum denticulatumcow-horn bog-mossliveMinor

Rimbachia arachnoidea (Spidery Mossear) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rimbachia arachnoidea (Spidery Mossear) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 1999Profiles of Fungi No. 103: Rimbachia arachnoidea (Peck) Redh.Mycologist Vol 13 (2): 85.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRimbachia arachnoidea (Spidery Mossear)
GenusRimbachia (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rimbachia arachnoidea (Spidery Mossear)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 1999 Profiles of Fungi No. 103: Rimbachia arachnoidea (Peck) Redh. Mycologist Vol 13 (2): 85.

Rimbachia arachnoidea (Spidery Mossear) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rimbachia arachnoidea (Spidery Mossear):

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