Mycena pterigena (Fr.) P. Kumm.
(Ferny Bonnet)

Interactions where Mycena pterigena 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 leaf			Luzula sylvatica	Great Wood-rush	Poales: Juncaceae	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 pterigena/	Mycena pterigena	ferny bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Luzula sylvatica/	Luzula sylvatica	great wood-rush		dead	leaf		Rare
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris			FILICOPSIDA	leptosporangiate ferns		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 pterigena/	Mycena pterigena	ferny bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/	Filicopsida	leptosporangiate ferns		dead, decayed		debris
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris			Athyrium filix-femina	Lady Fern, Lady-fern	Polypodiales: Athyriaceae	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 pterigena/	Mycena pterigena	ferny bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Athyriaceae/Athyrium filix-femina/	Athyrium filix-femina	lady fern, lady-fern		dead, decayed		debris
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris			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 pterigena/	Mycena pterigena	ferny bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/	Pteridium aquilinum	bracken		dead, decayed		debris
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris			Dryopteris	buckler ferns	Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae	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 pterigena/	Mycena pterigena	ferny bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris/	Dryopteris	buckler ferns		dead, decayed		debris
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris			Dryopteris filix-mas	Common Male Fern, Male-fern	Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae	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 pterigena/	Mycena pterigena	ferny bonnet				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris filix-mas/	Dryopteris filix-mas	common male fern, male-fern		dead, decayed		debris

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 pterigena (Ferny Bonnet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Mycena pterigena (Ferny 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 pterigena (Ferny 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 pterigena 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 pterigena (Ferny Bonnet)

Mycena pterigena (Ferny 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))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mycena pterigena (Ferny 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))

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