Coprinellus micaceus (Bull.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson
(Glistening Inkcap)

Interactions where Coprinellus micaceus 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 saprobic on decayed wood UK/IrelandMajor [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceus, Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A., 1981
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedwoodMajor (3-6,10-12)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stump (large) UK/IrelandMajor [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceus, Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A., 1981
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedstump (large)Major (3-6,10-12)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log UK/IrelandMajor [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceus, Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A., 1981
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedlogMajor (3-6,10-12)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on fallen, decayed trunk UK/IrelandMajor [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceus, Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A., 1981
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesfallen, decayedtrunkMajor (3-6,10-12)
Ozonium stage Ozonium stage is saprobic on decayed wood Major [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapOzonium stage Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedwoodMajor (Spring)
Ozonium stage Ozonium stage is saprobic on decayed stump (large) Major [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapOzonium stage Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedstump (large)Major (Spring)
Ozonium stage Ozonium stage is saprobic on decayed log Major [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapOzonium stage Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedlogMajor (Spring)
Ozonium stage Ozonium stage is saprobic on fallen, decayed trunk Major [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapOzonium stage Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesfallen, decayedtrunkMajor (Spring)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceus, Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A., 1981
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersdecayedwoodMinor (3-6,10-12)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stump (large) Minor PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceus, Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A., 1981
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdecayedstump (large)Minor (3-6,10-12)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed log Minor PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceus, Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A., 1981
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersdecayedlogMinor (3-6,10-12)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on fallen, decayed trunk Minor PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceus, Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A., 1981
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus micaceus/Coprinellus micaceusglistening inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersfallen, decayedtrunkMinor (3-6,10-12)

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
Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A., 1981Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceusBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 15 (1): 57-58.

Coprinellus micaceus (Glistening Inkcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Coprinellus micaceus (Glistening Inkcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinellus micaceus (Glistening Inkcap)
GenusCoprinellus (a genus of inkcaps)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem 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 Coprinellus micaceus (Glistening Inkcap)

Coprinellus micaceus (Glistening Inkcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A. 1981 Observations on the fruiting of a mycelium of Coprinus micaceus Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 15 (1): 57-58.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Coprinellus micaceus (Glistening Inkcap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 24 images of Coprinellus micaceus (Glistening Inkcap)

A very common, medium-sized inkcap which grows singly or in large clusters on frondose stumps and logs. It can be found throughout the year. The young cap is covered with glistening mica-like particles which give rise to both the English and scientific names.

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