Lyophyllum eustygium (Cooke) Clémençon
(Ethereal Domecap)

Interactions where Lyophyllum eustygium 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 associated with POACEAE grasses, couch Poales 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/Lyophyllaceae/Lyophyllum eustygium/Lyophyllum eustygiumethereal domecapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couch
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with [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/Lyophyllaceae/Lyophyllum eustygium/Lyophyllum eustygiumethereal domecapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous trees

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

Lyophyllum eustygium (Ethereal Domecap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lyophyllum eustygium (Ethereal Domecap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLyophyllum eustygium (Ethereal Domecap)
GenusLyophyllum (dull domecap toadstools)
FamilyLYOPHYLLACEAE (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 Lyophyllum eustygium (Ethereal Domecap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2014 Notes & Records (Oct 2014) Field Mycology Vol 15 (4): 137-140.

Lyophyllum eustygium (Ethereal Domecap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lyophyllum eustygium (Ethereal Domecap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Lyophyllum eustygium (Ethereal Domecap)

Superficially resembling one of the dull brown species of Hygrocybe, it is distinguished by the mealy smell and colour changing blue (though this is not always evident) then black on bruising.

With its mealy smell and blackening flesh it could easily be confused with Porpoloma metapodium, however the spore print is non-amyloid and the spores are smaller and subglobose.

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