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Sphaerobolus stellatus Tode, 1790 (Shooting Star)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Sphaerobolus stellatus Fruitbody 6 December 1975 West Sussex England 5
Sphaerobolus stellatus Fruitbody 2 November 1975 West Sussex England 1 3
Sphaerobolus stellatus Fruitbody 12 December 1971 South-east Yorkshire England 2
Sphaerobolus stellatus Fruitbody 8 February 1970 East Norfolk England 1

Suggested Literature

Sphaerobolus stellatus 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)
GEASTRACEAE
(earthstars)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Sphaerobolus stellatus is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Herbivores - Mammalian Herbivores fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of weathered dung Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody cereals - Cereals (Poaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on decayed straw Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Herbaceous Plants fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying debris Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Trees - Broadleaved And Coniferous Trees fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying woodchip of mulch Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Trees - Broadleaved And Coniferous Trees fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying wood Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Sphaerobolus stellatus:

Sphaerobolus stellatus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

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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