Sebacina epigaea (Berk. & Broome) Bourdot & Galzin
(a jelly fungus)

Interactions where Sebacina epigaea 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 feeds on animal debris worm casts LUMBRICIDAE earthworms Crassiclitellata 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/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina epigaea/Sebacina epigaeaa jelly fungusfruitbody Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Annelida/Clitellata/Crassiclitellata/Lumbricidae/Lumbricidaeearthwormsworm casts
(live) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with root of seed (germinating) UK/Ireland Cephalanthera longifolia Sword-leaved Helleborine, Narrow-leaved Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina epigaea/Sebacina epigaeaa jelly funguslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cephalanthera longifolia/Cephalanthera longifoliasword-leaved helleborine, narrow-leaved helleborinerootseed (germinating)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina epigaea/Sebacina epigaeaa jelly fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, fallen, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed leaf of litter [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina epigaea/Sebacina epigaeaa jelly fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, fallen, decayedleaflitter

Author & YearTitleSource
Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and developmentMolecular Ecology Vol 17: 3707-3716.
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

Sebacina epigaea (a jelly fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sebacina epigaea (a jelly fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSebacina epigaea (a jelly fungus)
GenusSebacina (a genus of jelly fungi)
FamilySEBACINACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderSEBACINALES (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 Sebacina epigaea (a jelly fungus)

Sebacina epigaea (a jelly fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sebacina epigaea (a jelly fungus):

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