Russula xerampelina agg.
(crab brittlegills)

Interactions where Russula xerampelina agg. 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
(rotting) rotting fruitbody is decayed by larva Fungomyza albimana an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Fungomyza albimana/Fungomyza albimanaan anthomyzid flylarva Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula xerampelina agg./Russula xerampelina agg.crab brittlegillsrottingfruitbody larva is saprobic on rotting fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Roháček, J., 2009A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2Cas. Slez. Muz. Opava (A) Vol 58, Supp 1.

Russula xerampelina agg. (crab brittlegills) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Russula xerampelina agg. (crab brittlegills) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Russula cicatricata
a russula
Species 2 trophisms
Russula clavipes
a russula
Species 3 trophisms
Russula faginea
a russula
Species 2 trophisms
Russula graveolens
a russula
Species 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateRussula xerampelina agg. (crab brittlegills)
GenusRussula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of 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 Russula xerampelina agg. (crab brittlegills)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2003 Key to British species of Russula in the R. xerampelina group Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 93-100.

Russula xerampelina agg. (crab brittlegills) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Russula xerampelina agg. (crab brittlegills):

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