Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Kalchbr.) Bridge & Spooner
(Slender Roundhead)

Interactions where Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus 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 buried wood of debris [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous 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/Strophariaceae/Leratiomyces squamosus var. thraustus/Leratiomyces squamosus var. thraustusslender roundheadfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesburiedwooddebris

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

Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyLeratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead)
SpeciesLeratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead)
GenusLeratiomyces (a genus of roundheads)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (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 Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Fortey, R. 2004 Psilocybe aurantiaca and a case of mistaken identity Field Mycology Vol 5 (3): 77-80.
Kibby, G. 2008 Fungal Portraits, No. 35: Loratiomyces squamosus and L. squamosus var. thraustus Field Mycology Vol 9 (3): 75-76.

Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Holden, L. 2006 Guidelines for Field Mycologists - the practical interpretation of Section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 www.britmycolosoc.org.uk/files/DrugsAct2005_Guidelines.pdf

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Leratiomyces squamosus var thraustus (Slender Roundhead):

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