Mycena seynii Quél.
(Pine-cone Bonnet)

Interactions where Mycena seynii 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
toadstool toadstool is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed cone UK/Ireland Pinus pinaster Maritime 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
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena seynii/Mycena seyniipine-cone bonnettoadstool Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus pinaster/Pinus pinastermaritime pinedead, fallen, decayedcone
toadstool toadstool is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed cone UK/Ireland Pinus radiata Monterey 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
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena seynii/Mycena seyniipine-cone bonnettoadstool Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/Pinus radiataMonterey pinedead, fallen, decayedcone

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
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

Mycena seynii (Pine-cone Bonnet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycena seynii (Pine-cone Bonnet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycena seynii (Pine-cone Bonnet)
GenusMycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
FamilyMYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
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 Mycena seynii (Pine-cone Bonnet)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 1997 Vol 11 Part 2 - Rear cover Mycologist Vol 11 (2): Rear cover.
Henrici, A. 2010 Notes and Records (Feb 2010) Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 33-35.

Mycena seynii (Pine-cone Bonnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mycena seynii (Pine-cone Bonnet):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 59 images of Mycena seynii (Pine-cone Bonnet)

Vulnerable

A medium-sized pinky-brown toadstool, (but large for a Mycena) that grows exclusively on the large fallen cones of Monterey and Maritime Pines.

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