Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis
(Veined Shield)

Interactions where Pluteus thomsonii 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 dead			Dracaena	dragon trees	Asparagales: Asparagaceae	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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Plant / associate			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/	Dracaena	dragon trees		dead			Rare
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			Corylus	hazels	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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Profiles of Fungi No. 123: Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis, Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2001	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			Populus	poplars	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/	Populus	poplars		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			Crataegus	hawthorns	Rosales: Rosaceae	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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/	Crataegus	hawthorns		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore, Great Maple	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/	Acer pseudoplatanus	sycamore, great maple		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood			[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 Profiles of Fungi No. 123: Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis, Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2001	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/	Pluteus thomsonii	veined shield				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead, decayed, often part buried	wood

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
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2001	Profiles of Fungi No. 123: Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis	Mycologist Vol 15 (2): 61-62.

Pluteus thomsonii (Veined Shield) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pluteus thomsonii (Veined Shield) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pluteus
(shield toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Pluteus thomsonii (Veined Shield)
Genus	Pluteus (shield toadstools)
Family	PLUTEACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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)

Pluteus thomsonii 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 Pluteus thomsonii (Veined Shield)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Pearson, A.A.	1946	New Records and Observations. III	TBMS Vol 29 (4): 191-210, IN1-5.
	Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W.	2001	Profiles of Fungi No. 123: Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis	Mycologist Vol 15 (2): 61-62.

Pluteus thomsonii (Veined Shield) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Pluteus
(shield toadstools)

PLUTEACEAE
(a family of 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 Pluteus thomsonii (Veined Shield):

Pluteus
(shield toadstools)

PLUTEACEAE
(a family of 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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