Stropharia semiglobata (Batsch) Quél.
(Dung Roundhead)

Interactions where Stropharia semiglobata 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 soil-mixed guano CHARADRIIFORMES plovers and sea birds 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/Strophariaceae/Stropharia semiglobata/Stropharia semiglobatadung roundheadfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Charadriiformes/Charadriiformesplovers and sea birdssoil-mixedguano
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung UK/IrelandMajor Ovis aries Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep Artiodactyla: Bovidae First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at dung fungi?, Ing, B., 1989
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Stropharia semiglobata/Stropharia semiglobatadung roundheadfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Ovis aries/Ovis ariessheep (domestic and feral), feral sheepdungMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of weathered dung [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Keys to Fungi on Dung, Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Stropharia semiglobata/Stropharia semiglobatadung roundheadfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivoresweathereddung
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of soil-mixed dung [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores 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/Strophariaceae/Stropharia semiglobata/Stropharia semiglobatadung roundheadfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivoressoil-mixeddung

Author & YearTitleSource
Ing, B., 1989First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at dung fungi?Mycologist Vol 03 (1): 33-34.
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
Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997Keys to Fungi on Dung2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society

Stropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Stropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead)
GenusStropharia (roundhead toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of 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 Stropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead)

Stropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Holden, L. 2006 Guidelines for Field Mycologists - the practical interpretation of Section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 www.britmycolosoc.org.uk/files/DrugsAct2005_Guidelines.pdf

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Stropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 8 images of Stropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead)

A widespread and very common species growing on the weathered dung of herbivores or dung-enriched soil on heathland, in pastures and woodland. Also in guano-enriched soil on clifftops. Small forms sometimes grow from individual rabbit pellets.

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