Psathyrella hirta Peck
(a brittlestem)

Interactions where Psathyrella hirta 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 in/on dung or excretions of weathered dung Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Fourteen coprophilous species of Psathyrella identified in the Nordic countries using morphology and nuclear rDNA sequence data, Larsson, E. & Orstadius, L., 2008
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/Psathyrella hirta/Psathyrella hirtaa brittlestemfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattleweathereddung
fruitbody (solitary, scattered or gregarious) solitary, scattered or gregarious fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of weathered dung Equus ferus Horse Perissodactyla: Equidae Fourteen coprophilous species of Psathyrella identified in the Nordic countries using morphology and nuclear rDNA sequence data, Larsson, E. & Orstadius, L., 2008
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/Psathyrella hirta/Psathyrella hirtaa brittlestemsolitary, scattered or gregariousfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorseweathereddung

Author & YearTitleSource
Larsson, E. & Orstadius, L., 2008Fourteen coprophilous species of Psathyrella identified in the Nordic countries using morphology and nuclear rDNA sequence dataMycol. Res. 112 (10): 1165-1185.
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

Psathyrella hirta (a brittlestem) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Psathyrella hirta (a brittlestem) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsathyrella hirta (a brittlestem)
GenusPsathyrella (brittlestem toadstools)
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 Psathyrella hirta (a brittlestem)

Psathyrella hirta (a brittlestem) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psathyrella hirta (a brittlestem):

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