Gomphidius glutinosus (Schaeff.) Fr.
(Slimy Spike)

Interactions where Gomphidius glutinosus 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 ectomycorrhizal with live root Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Gomphidiaceae/Gomphidius glutinosus/Gomphidius glutinosusslimy spikefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable Picea abies Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Boletales/Gomphidiaceae/Gomphidius glutinosus/Gomphidius glutinosusslimy spikefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/Picea abiesNorway spruce, Christmas treeliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Boletales/Gomphidiaceae/Gomphidius glutinosus/Gomphidius glutinosusslimy spikefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Gomphidiaceae/Gomphidius glutinosus/Gomphidius glutinosusslimy spikefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firliveroot

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
Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005Boletes and their alliesBritish Fungus Flora, Vol 1, Revised and enlarged edition edition, 173pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

Gomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike)
GenusGomphidius (spike toadstools)
FamilyGOMPHIDIACEAE (spike toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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 Gomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Huhtinen, S. 2002 Gomphidius glutinosus Vol 3 (2) Page: 42

Gomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gomphidius glutinosus (Slimy Spike):

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