Amphinema byssoides (Pers.) J. Erikss.
(Cratered Duster)

Interactions where Amphinema byssoides 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 saprobic on dead, fallen fruitbody UK/Ireland POLYPORALES polypores 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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Amphinema byssoides/Amphinema byssoidescratered dusterfruitbody Fungus / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, fallenfruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, leaf litter UK/Ireland BetulaQuestionable birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Amphinema byssoides/Amphinema byssoidescratered dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirches?dead, leaflitter
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead woody debris UK/Ireland BetulaQuestionable birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Amphinema byssoides/Amphinema byssoidescratered dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirches?deadwoody debris
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, leaf litter Foreign PINOPSIDA conifers The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Amphinema byssoides/Amphinema byssoidescratered dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, leaflitter
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead woody debris Foreign PINOPSIDA conifers The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Amphinema byssoides/Amphinema byssoidescratered dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdeadwoody debris

Author & YearTitleSource
Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - ConfertobasidiumCorticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 2, Fungiflora
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

Amphinema byssoides (Cratered Duster) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Amphinema byssoides (Cratered Duster) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmphinema byssoides (Cratered Duster)
GenusAmphinema (Bot.) (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
FamilyATHELIACEAE (a family of resupinate basidiomycetes)
OrderATHELIALES (an order of basidiomycetes)
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 Amphinema byssoides (Cratered Duster)

Amphinema byssoides (Cratered Duster) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Amphinema byssoides (Cratered Duster):

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