Xerocomus Quél.
(a genus of boletes)

Interactions where Xerocomus 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
mycorrhiza mycorrhiza is parasitised by live root ForeignMinor Epipogium aphyllum Ghost Orchid Asparagales: Orchidaceae Ectomycorrhizal Inocybe species associate with the mycoheterotrophic orchid Epipogium aphyllum but not its asexual propagules, Roy, M. et al, 2009
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Epipogium aphyllum/Epipogium aphyllumghost orchidliveroot Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus/Xerocomusa genus of boletesmycorrhizaMinor live root parasitises mycorrhiza

Author & YearTitleSource
Roy, M. et al, 2009Ectomycorrhizal Inocybe species associate with the mycoheterotrophic orchid Epipogium aphyllum but not its asexual propagulesAnn Bot 104: 595-610.

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

Xerocomus (a genus of boletes) 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 1 trophisms
Species 7 trophisms 2 references
Nom. prov. 1 references
Species 3 trophisms 3 references
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusXerocomus (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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 Xerocomus (a genus of boletes)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hills, A.E. 2008 The Genus Xerocomus - A personal view with a key to the British species Field Mycology Vol 9 (3): Front cover, 77-96, rear cover.
Ladurner, H. & Simonini, G. 2003 Xerocomus s.l. Fungi Europaei, Vol 8, 528pp, Mykoflora
Sutara, J. 2008 Xerocomus s. l. in the light of the present state of knowledge Czech Mycology vol 60(1): 29-62.

Xerocomus (a genus of boletes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Xerocomus (a genus of boletes):

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