Vuilleminia macrospora (Bres.) Hjortstam
(a resupinate basidiomycete)

Interactions where Vuilleminia macrospora is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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, attached twig UK/Ireland Tamarix gallica Tamarisk Caryophyllales: Tamaricaceae British wood-inhabiting Basidiomycota on coastal Hippophaë and Tamarix, Ainsworth, M., 2014
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/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia macrospora/Vuilleminia macrosporaa resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Tamaricaceae/Tamarix gallica/Tamarix gallicatamariskdead, attachedtwig
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem UK/Ireland Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia macrospora/Vuilleminia macrosporaa resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheatherdeadstem
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dying stem UK/Ireland Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia macrospora/Vuilleminia macrosporaa resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheatherdyingstem

Vuilleminia macrospora (a resupinate basidiomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Vuilleminia macrospora (a resupinate basidiomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M., 2014British wood-inhabiting Basidiomycota on coastal Hippophaë and TamarixField Mycology Vol 15 (4): 115-118.
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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVuilleminia macrospora (a resupinate basidiomycete)
GenusVuilleminia (a genus of resupinate basidiomycetes)
FamilyCORTICIACEAE (a family of resupinate fungi)
OrderCORTICIALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vuilleminia macrospora (a resupinate basidiomycete)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Ainsworth, M. 2014 British wood-inhabiting Basidiomycota on coastal Hippophaë and Tamarix Field Mycology Vol 15 (4): 115-118.
() Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L. 1976 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 4 Hyphodermella - Mycoacia Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 4, Fungiflora

Vuilleminia macrospora (a resupinate basidiomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Vuilleminia macrospora (a resupinate basidiomycete):

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