Parasola leiocephala (P.D. Orton) Redhead, Vilgalys & Hopple
(Bald Inkcap)

Interactions where Parasola leiocephala 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 small, buried, decaying woody fragment [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/Psathyrellaceae/Parasola leiocephala/Parasola leiocephalabald inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treessmall, buried, decayingwoody fragment

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

Parasola leiocephala (Bald Inkcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Parasola leiocephala (Bald Inkcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParasola leiocephala (Bald Inkcap)
GenusParasola (pleated inkcaps)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem 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 Parasola leiocephala (Bald Inkcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Nagy, L.G., Kocsubé, S., Papp, T. & Vágvölgy, C. 2009 Phylogeny and character evolution of the coprinoid mushroom genus Parasola as inferred from LSU and ITS nrDNA sequence data Persoonia Vol 22: 28-37.

Parasola leiocephala (Bald Inkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Parasola leiocephala (Bald Inkcap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 9 images of Parasola leiocephala (Bald Inkcap)

A small inkcap, closely resembling C. plicatilis (Little Japanese Umbrella) but differing in microscopic details. It is found on soil in grassy areas in woodland, often arising from small fragments of buried decayed wood. Previously known as Coprinus leiocephala.

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