Dermoloma magicum Arnolds
(Black Magic)

Interactions where Dermoloma magicum 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 associated with old grassland turf UK/Ireland POACEAE grasses, couch Poales 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/Tricholomataceae/Dermoloma magicum/Dermoloma magicumblack magicfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchold grasslandturf
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with weakly fertilised grassland turf UK/Ireland POACEAE grasses, couch Poales 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/Tricholomataceae/Dermoloma magicum/Dermoloma magicumblack magicfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchweakly fertilised grasslandturf

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Dermoloma magicum (Black Magic) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dermoloma magicum (Black Magic) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDermoloma magicum (Black Magic)
GenusDermoloma (crazed caps)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (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 Dermoloma magicum (Black Magic)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Beker, H. 2003 Dermoloma magicum in my garden Field Mycology Vol 4 (1): 5-6.
Henrici, A. 2016 Notes and Records (Jan 2016) Field Mycology Vol 17 (1): 23-28.
Henrici, A. 2002 Notes and Records (July 2002) Field Mycology Vol 3 (3): 105-106.
Henrici, A. 2002 Notes and Records (Oct 2002) Field Mycology Vol 3 (4): 141-142.
Lovatt, C. 2011 Magic afoot Field Mycology Vol 12 (1): 31.

Dermoloma magicum (Black Magic) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dermoloma magicum (Black Magic):

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The blackening of the fruitbody is unique in this genus.

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