Reticularia lycoperdon Bull.
(False Puffball)

Interactions where Reticularia lycoperdon is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
aethalium is food source of larva UK/Ireland Platurocypta testata a fungus gnat Diptera: Mycetophilidae British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from Myxomycetes, Buxton, P.A., 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Mycetophilidae/Platurocypta testata/Platurocypta testataa fungus gnatlarva Fungus / feederUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Tubiferaceae/Reticularia lycoperdon/Reticularia lycoperdonfalse puffballaethalium larva feeds on aethalium

Author & YearTitleSource
Buxton, P.A., 1954British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from MyxomycetesProceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series A, General Entomology Vol. 29 (10-12): 163-171.

Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesReticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball)
GenusReticularia (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyTUBIFERACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderLICEIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball)

Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball):

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