Ganoderma P. Karst.
(a genus of bracket fungi)

Interactions where Ganoderma 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
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Rare Stypella subhyalina a jelly fungus Auriculariales 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/Stypella subhyalina/Stypella subhyalinaa jelly fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma/Ganodermaa genus of bracket fungidead, decayedfruitbodyRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Rare Sistotrema sernanderi a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Hydnaceae 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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema sernanderi/Sistotrema sernanderia basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma/Ganodermaa genus of bracket fungidead, decayedfruitbodyRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed bracket (large) is decayed by fruitbody Trechispora stevensonii a basidiomycete fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae 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/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Trechispora stevensonii/Trechispora stevensoniia basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma/Ganodermaa genus of bracket fungidead, fallen, decayedbracket (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed bracket (large)
(decaying) decaying basidiome is decayed by sclerotium Collybia cookei Splitpea Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Collybia cookei/Collybia cookeisplitpea shankletsclerotium Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma/Ganodermaa genus of bracket fungidecayingbasidiome sclerotium is saprobic on decaying basidiome
(mummified) mummified basidiome is decayed by sclerotium Collybia cookei Splitpea Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Collybia cookei/Collybia cookeisplitpea shankletsclerotium Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma/Ganodermaa genus of bracket fungimummifiedbasidiome sclerotium is saprobic on mummified basidiome
fruitbody fruitbody may contain larva UK/Ireland Cis bidentatus a small fungus beetle Coleoptera: Ciidae The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Cis bidentatus/Cis bidentatusa small fungus beetlelarva Fungus / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma/Ganodermaa genus of bracket fungifruitbody larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody may contain larva UK/Ireland Cis bilamellatus a small fungus beetle Coleoptera: Ciidae The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Cis bilamellatus/Cis bilamellatusa small fungus beetlelarva Fungus / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma/Ganodermaa genus of bracket fungifruitbody larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody may contain larva UK/IrelandMajor Cis castaneus a small fungus beetle Coleoptera: Ciidae The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Cis castaneus/Cis castaneusa small fungus beetlelarva Fungus / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma/Ganodermaa genus of bracket fungifruitbodyMajor larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody may contain larva UK/Ireland Ennearthron cornutum a small fungus beetle Coleoptera: Ciidae The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Ennearthron cornutum/Ennearthron cornutuma small fungus beetlelarva Fungus / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma/Ganodermaa genus of bracket fungifruitbody larva feeds within fruitbody

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
Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impactBiological Invasions Vol 12: 515-530.

Ganoderma (a genus of bracket fungi) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ganoderma (a genus of bracket fungi) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 30 trophisms 2 references
Species 43 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 60 trophisms 5 references
Species 12 trophisms 3 references
Species 6 trophisms 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGanoderma (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyGANODERMATACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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 Ganoderma (a genus of bracket fungi)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. & Young, T.W.K. 1973 Basidiospore form in the British species of Ganoderma Karts Kew Bulletin Vol 28 (3): 351-363+6 plates.

Ganoderma (a genus of bracket fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hong, S.G. & Jung, H.S. 2004 Phylogenetic analysis of Ganoderma based on nearly complete mitochondrial small-subunit ribosomal DNA sequences Mycologia Vol 96 (4): 742-755.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ganoderma (a genus of bracket fungi):

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