Crepidotus variabilis (Pers.) P. Kumm.
(Variable Oysterling)

Interactions where Crepidotus variabilis 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 in/on dung or excretions of old, weathered dung UK/Ireland [Herbivores]Questionable mammalian herbivores 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/Inocybaceae/Crepidotus variabilis/Crepidotus variabilisvariable oysterlingfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivores?old, weathereddung
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen twig UK/Ireland [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/Inocybaceae/Crepidotus variabilis/Crepidotus variabilisvariable oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, fallentwig
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached twig UK/Ireland [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/Inocybaceae/Crepidotus variabilis/Crepidotus variabilisvariable oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, attachedtwig

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

Crepidotus variabilis (Variable Oysterling) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Crepidotus variabilis (Variable Oysterling) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCrepidotus variabilis (Variable Oysterling)
GenusCrepidotus (oysterlings)
FamilyINOCYBACEAE (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 Crepidotus variabilis (Variable Oysterling)

Crepidotus variabilis (Variable Oysterling) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Crepidotus variabilis (Variable Oysterling):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Crepidotus variabilis (Variable Oysterling)
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