Mycena amicta (Fr.) Quél.
(Coldfoot Bonnet)

Interactions where Mycena amicta 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 dead, fallen, decayed litter			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	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/Mycenaceae/Mycena amicta/	Mycena amicta	coldfoot bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead, fallen, decayed		litter	Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed litter			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	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/Mycenaceae/Mycena amicta/	Mycena amicta	coldfoot bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead, fallen, decayed		litter	Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed litter			[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/Mycenaceae/Mycena amicta/	Mycena amicta	coldfoot bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead, fallen, decayed		litter	Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood			PINOPSIDA	conifers		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/Mycenaceae/Mycena amicta/	Mycena amicta	coldfoot bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/	Pinopsida	conifers		dead, fallen, decayed	wood		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed needle of litter			PINOPSIDA	conifers		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/Mycenaceae/Mycena amicta/	Mycena amicta	coldfoot bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/	Pinopsida	conifers		dead, fallen, decayed	needle	litter	Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed litter			Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken	Polypodiales: Dennstaedtiaceae	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/Mycenaceae/Mycena amicta/	Mycena amicta	coldfoot bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/	Pteridium aquilinum	bracken		dead, fallen, decayed		litter	Rare

Author & Year	Title	Source
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Mycena amicta (Coldfoot Bonnet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Mycena amicta (Coldfoot Bonnet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycena
(a genus of bonnet toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Mycena amicta (Coldfoot Bonnet)
Genus	Mycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
Family	MYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Mycena amicta is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycena amicta (Coldfoot Bonnet)

Mycena amicta (Coldfoot Bonnet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycena
(a genus of bonnet toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
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 Mycena amicta (Coldfoot Bonnet):

Mycena
(a genus of bonnet toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

BioImages

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