Chaetocalathus craterellus (Durieu & Lév.) Singer
(an ear toadstool)

Interactions where Chaetocalathus craterellus 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
basidiome basidiome is saprobic on dead, fallen twig Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Marasmiaceae/Chaetocalathus craterellus/Chaetocalathus craterellusan ear toadstoolbasidiome Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, fallentwig
basidiome basidiome is saprobic on dead stem Rubus fruticosus agg. brambles, blackberries Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Marasmiaceae/Chaetocalathus craterellus/Chaetocalathus craterellusan ear toadstoolbasidiome Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus fruticosus agg./Rubus fruticosus agg.brambles, blackberriesdeadstem

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

Chaetocalathus craterellus (an ear toadstool) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chaetocalathus craterellus (an ear toadstool) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChaetocalathus craterellus (an ear toadstool)
FamilyMARASMIACEAE (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 Chaetocalathus craterellus (an ear toadstool)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Antonín, V. & Noordeloos, M.E. 2010 A monograph of marasmioid and collybioid fungi in Europe Libri Botanici, 480pp, IHW-Verlag
Antonín, V. & Noordeloos, M.E. 1997 A Monograph of Marasmius, Collybia and related genera in Europe. Part II. Collybia, Gymnopus, Rhodocollyiba, Crinipellis, Chaetocalathus and additions to Marasmiellus Libri Botanici, Vol 17, 256pp, IHW-Verlag
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. 1989 Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics British Fungus Flora, vol 6, 157pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Chaetocalathus craterellus (an ear toadstool) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chaetocalathus craterellus (an ear toadstool):

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