Auricularia auricula-judae (Bull.) Quél.
(Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus)

Interactions where Auricularia auricula-judae 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 wood UK/Ireland Hedera ivies Apiales: Araliaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/Hederaivieswood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Ilex aquifolium Holly Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/Ilex aquifoliumhollywood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Euonymus europaeus Spindle Celastrales: Celastraceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Celastrales/Celastraceae/Euonymus europaeus/Euonymus europaeusspindlewood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Cornus sanguinea Dogwood Cornales: Cornaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus sanguinea/Cornus sanguineadogwoodwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMajor Sambucus nigra Elder Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
White Jew’s Ear fungus in Shropshire, Preece, T.F., 2000
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus nigra/Sambucus nigraelderwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dying wood UK/Ireland Styrax helmsleyana Snow Bell Ericales: Styracaceae Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Styracaceae/Styrax helmsleyana/Styrax helmsleyanasnow belldyingwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Laburnum anagyroides Laburnum Fabales: Fabaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Laburnum anagyroides/Laburnum anagyroideslaburnumwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMinor Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
White Jew’s Ear fungus in Shropshire, Preece, T.F., 2000
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeechwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Juglans regia Walnut Fagales: Juglandaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Juglandaceae/Juglans regia/Juglans regiawalnutwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMinor Fraxinus excelsior Ash Lamiales: Oleaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
White Jew’s Ear fungus in Shropshire, Preece, T.F., 2000
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus excelsior/Fraxinus excelsiorashwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush, Butterfly-bush Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Buddleja davidii/Buddleja davidiibutterfly bush, butterfly-bushwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMinor Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/SalixwillowswoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Tilia limes Malvales: Malvaceae White Jew’s Ear fungus in Shropshire, Preece, T.F., 2000
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/Tilialimeswood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Platanus plane trees Proteales: Platanaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treeswood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Berberis barberries Ranunculales: Berberidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
White Jew’s Ear fungus in Shropshire, Preece, T.F., 2000
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberrieswood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Clematis vitalba Traveller’s Joy, Traveller’s-joy Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Clematis vitalba/Clematis vitalbatraveller’s joy, traveller's-joywood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus laurocerasus/Prunus laurocerasuscherry laurelwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloewood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMinor Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
White Jew’s Ear fungus in Shropshire, Preece, T.F., 2000
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/UlmuselmswoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMinor Acer campestre Field Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer campestre/Acer campestrefield maplewoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMinor Acer palmatum Smooth Japanese-maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer palmatum/Acer palmatumsmooth Japanese-maplewoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMinor Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great maplewoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubswood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMinor PINOPSIDA conifers 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconiferswoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on wood UK/IrelandMinor Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/PiceaspruceswoodMinor

Interactions where Auricularia auricula-judae 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').

Filters:

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
fruitbody is associate of UK/Ireland Itersonilia perplexans Chrysanthemum Petal Blight - causative organism Cystofilobasidiales: Cystofilobasidiaceae Conidiobolus osmodes isolated from Auricularia auricula-judae, Ingold, C.T., 1989
Itersonilia, Ingold, C.T., 1991
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Cystofilobasidiales/Cystofilobasidiaceae/Itersonilia perplexans/Itersonilia perplexanschrysanthemum petal blight (causative organism) Fungus / associateUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody is associated with fruitbody
fruitbody is associate of UK/Ireland Conidiobolus osmodes an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Ancylistaceae Conidiobolus osmodes isolated from Auricularia auricula-judae, Ingold, C.T., 1989
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Ancylistaceae/Conidiobolus osmodes/Conidiobolus osmodesan entomophagous fungus Fungus / associateUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody is associated with fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T., 1989Conidiobolus osmodes isolated from Auricularia auricula-judaeMycol. Res. Vol 93 (3): 335-339.
Ingold, C.T., 1991ItersoniliaMycologist Vol 05 (1): 35-37.
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
Preece, T.F., 2000White Jew’s Ear fungus in ShropshireMycologist Vol 14 (3): 112.
Reid, D.A., 1978Unusual hosts for some common British fungiBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 12 (2): 87-89.

Auricularia auricula-judae (Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Auricularia auricula-judae (Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
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Variety 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAuricularia auricula-judae (Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus)
GenusAuricularia (a genus of jelly fungi)
FamilyAURICULARIACEAE (a family of jelly fungi)
OrderAURICULARIALES (an order of jelly fungi)
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 Auricularia auricula-judae (Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2007 Notes and Records (April 2007) Field Mycology Vol 8 (2): 70-72, Rear cover.
Ingold, C.T. 1985 An extended view of the basidium Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 19 (2): 127-129.
Preece, T.F. 2000 White Jew’s Ear fungus in Shropshire Mycologist Vol 14 (3): 112.

Auricularia auricula-judae (Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gange, A.C., Gange, E.G., Mohammad, A.B. & Boddy, L. 2012 Fungal host shifts: bias or biology? FungEcol Vol 05 (5): 647-650.
Gange, A.C., Gange, E.G., Mohammad, A.B. & Boddy, L. 2011 Host shifts in fungi caused by climate change? FungEcol Vol 04 (2): 184-190.
Heilmann-Clausen, J. & Laessoe, T. 2012 On species richness estimates, climate change and host shifts in wood-inhabiting fungi FungEcol Vol 05 (5): 641-616.
Ingold, C.T. 1998 Ballistosporic basidia Mycologist Vol 12 (2): 50-52.
Ingold, C.T. 1993 Phialide-like conidial apparatus in heterobasidiomycetes Mycologist Vol 07 (3): 106-107.
Ingold, C.T. 1990 The Ballistospore Mycologist Vol 4(1): 36-37.
Ingold, C.T. 1984 Patterns of ballistospore germination in Tilletiopsis, Auricularia and Tulasnella TBMS Vol 83 (4): 583-591.
Reid, D.A. & Thomas, A. 1985 Longevity of Auricularia auricula-judae (The Jew’s Ear fungus) Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 19 (2): 133.
Reid, D.A. 1978 Unusual hosts for some common British fungi Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 12 (2): 87-89.
Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J. 2006 Teaching techniques for mycology: 24. Patterns of basidiospore germination in Auricularia (Heterobasidiomycetes) Mycologist Vol 20 (3): 105-108.

Pathology

Ingold, C.T. 1989 Conidiobolus osmodes isolated from Auricularia auricula-judae Mycol. Res. Vol 93 (3): 335-339.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Auricularia auricula-judae (Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 34 images of Auricularia auricula-judae (Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus)

A very common "jelly fungus" usually growing on dead branches of Sambucus but found on a variety of other broad-leaved trees especially Fagus.

An ear-like jelly fungus that is characteristic of dead branches of Elder (Sambucus nigra) but can also be found on other types of wood, especially Beech (Fagus). The english name derives from Judas Iscariot ("The Jew") who was said to have committed suicide in remorse, by hanging himself from an Elder tree (which thereafter became the stunted shrub we know).

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