| Author | Leake, J.R. |
| Year | 2005 |
| Title | Plants parasitic on fungi: unearthing the fungi in myco-heterotrophs and debunking the "saprophytic" plant myth |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 113-122. |
| Illustrations | Colour photographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Shows that the plants formerly considered saprophytes are in reality parasitic on fungi. A wide range of plant and fungal taxa are mentioned. Most orchids are myco-heterotrophs in their early stages, but isotopic and molecular studies have shown some green species to remain myco-heterotrophs when mature. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Tuber | a genus of truffles | Fungi: Pezizales: Tuberaceae | |
| Current | Cortinarius | webcap toadstools | Fungi: Agaricales: Cortinariaceae | |
| Current | Inocybe | fibrecap toadstools | Fungi: Agaricales: Inocybaceae | |
| Current | Hymenogaster | a genus of truffles | Fungi: Agaricales: Strophariaceae | |
| Current | Tricholoma | knight toadstools | Fungi: Agaricales: Tricholomataceae | |
| Current | Rhizopogon | beard truffles | Fungi: Boletales: Rhizopogonaceae | |
| Current | Thanatephorus | a genus of basidiomycete fungi | Fungi: Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae | |
| Current | Tulasnella | a genus of basidiomycete fungi | Fungi: Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae | |
| Current | Gautieria | a genus of false truffles | Fungi: Gomphales: Gomphaceae | |
| Current | Russula | brittlegill toadstools, russulas | Fungi: Russulales: Russulaceae | |
| Current | Thelephora | earthfans | Fungi: Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae | |
| Current | Tomentella | a genus of mycorrhizal resupinate fungi | Fungi: Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae | |
| Current | Sebacina | a genus of jelly fungi | Fungi: Sebacinales: Sebacinaceae | |
| Current | PLANTAE | plants | ||
| Current | ORCHIDACEAE | orchids | Plantae: Asparagales | |
| Current | Cephalanthera | Cephalanthera helleborines | Plantae: Asparagales: Orchidaceae | |
| Current | Corallorhiza trifida | Coralroot Orchid | Plantae: Asparagales: Orchidaceae | |
| Current | Epipactis | Epipactis helleborines | Plantae: Asparagales: Orchidaceae | |
| Current | Epipogium aphyllum | Ghost Orchid | Plantae: Asparagales: Orchidaceae | |
| Current | Neottia nidus-avis | Bird’s-nest Orchid | Plantae: Asparagales: Orchidaceae | |
| Current | Hypopitys monotropa | Yellow Bird’s-nest | Plantae: Ericales: Ericaceae | |
| Current | Aneura mirabilis | Ghostwort | Plantae: Metzgeriales: Aneuraceae | |
| Current | Aneura pinguis | Greasewort | Plantae: Metzgeriales: Aneuraceae |
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