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Gomphidius glutinosus (Schaeff.) Fr., 1838 (Slimy Spike)

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Huhtinen, S., 2002, Gomphidius glutinosus, Field Mycology, Volume 3 (2): 42 Gomphidius glutinosus

Gomphidius glutinosus may also 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)
BOLETALES
(spongecap taodstools and their relatives)
GOMPHIDIACEAE
(spike toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Gomphidius glutinosus is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Picea abies - Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree (Pinaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on acidic soil]
Photos fruitbody Pinus sylvestris - Scots Pine (Pinaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on acidic soil]
Photos fruitbody Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas Fir (Pinaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on acidic soil]

Associated with Gomphidius glutinosus:

Gomphidius glutinosus 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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