Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Wulfen) P. Karst.
(Conifer Mazegill)

Interactions where Gloeophyllum sepiarium 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 decayed wood AlnusQuestionable alders 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusalders?decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirches?decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stump (large) 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedstump (large)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed log (large) 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, fallen, decayedlog (large)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stump (large) Major 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, decayedstump (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed log (large) Major 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, fallen, decayedlog (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stump (large) Major Pinus pines 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdead, decayedstump (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed log (large) Major Pinus pines 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdead, fallen, decayedlog (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stump (large) Major Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firdead, decayedstump (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed log (large) Major Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir 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/Gloeophyllales/Gloeophyllaceae/Gloeophyllum sepiarium/Gloeophyllum sepiariumconifer mazegillfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firdead, fallen, decayedlog (large)Major

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

Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Conifer Mazegill) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Conifer Mazegill) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGloeophyllum sepiarium (Conifer Mazegill)
GenusGloeophyllum (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyGLOEOPHYLLACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderGLOEOPHYLLALES (an order of fungi)
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 Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Conifer Mazegill)

Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Conifer Mazegill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Findlay, W.P.K. 1951 A note on the fungi of less common occurrence in houses TBMS Vol 34 (1): 35-37, Plate 3.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Conifer Mazegill):

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