Psathyrella scatophila Orstadius & E. Larss.
(a brittlestem)

Interactions where Psathyrella scatophila 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 dung UK/Ireland Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Notes and Records (April 2009), Henrici, A., 2009
Fourteen coprophilous species of Psathyrella identified in the Nordic countries using morphology and nuclear rDNA sequence data, Larsson, E. & Orstadius, L., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella scatophila/Psathyrella scatophilaa brittlestemfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattledung
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Meles meles Badger, Eurasian Badger Carnivora: Mustelidae Fourteen coprophilous species of Psathyrella identified in the Nordic countries using morphology and nuclear rDNA sequence data, Larsson, E. & Orstadius, L., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella scatophila/Psathyrella scatophilaa brittlestemfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae/Meles meles/Meles melesbadger, eurasian badgerdung
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella scatophila/Psathyrella scatophilaa brittlestemfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorsedung

Author & YearTitleSource
Henrici, A., 2009Notes and Records (April 2009)Field Mycology Vol 10 (2): 67-69.
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.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsathyrella scatophila (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 scatophila (a brittlestem)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2009 Notes and Records (April 2009) Field Mycology Vol 10 (2): 67-69.
Larsson, E. & Orstadius, L. 2008 Fourteen coprophilous species of Psathyrella identified in the Nordic countries using morphology and nuclear rDNA sequence data Mycol. Res. 112 (10): 1165-1185.

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

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

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