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Melanotus phillipsii (Berk. & Broome) Singer, 1973 (Grass Oysterling)

Notes (MWS)

A small laterally-stiped toadstool which grows on standing dead stems of *Carex riparius*. Known only from the type locality in Norfolk, although probably widespread there and probably missed in other areas because the habitat is rarely visited.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Melanotus phillipsii	Fruitbody	28 September 2000	Berks	England	6	5

Suggested Literature

Melanotus phillipsii may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)

BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

STROPHARIACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

Melanotus (Bot.)
(a genus of oysterling toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Melanotus phillipsii is associated with:

fruitbody	Carex - sedges (Cyperaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Juncus - rushes (Juncaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Poaceae - grasses - formerly Graminae	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [often when growing in dense mats]
fruitbody	Deschampsia cespitosa - Tufted Hair-grass (Poaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [often when growing in dense mats]
fruitbody	Glyceria maxima - Reed Sweet-grass (Poaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [often when growing in dense mats]
fruitbody	Holcus lanatus - Yorkshire-fog (Poaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [often when growing in dense mats]
fruitbody	Phleum pratense sens.lat. - timothy (Poaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [often when growing in dense mats]
fruitbody	Typhaceae - bulrushes	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Claviceps purpurea - Ergot (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae)	fruitbody feeds on ergot

Associated with Melanotus phillipsii:

Melanotus phillipsii may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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