Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae Boidin & Beller
(Pink Disco)

Interactions where Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae 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 grows on attached branch UK/Ireland Alnus 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiaepink discofruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusaldersattachedbranch
fruitbody fruitbody grows on recently fallen branch UK/Ireland Alnus 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiaepink discofruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusaldersrecently fallenbranch
fruitbody fruitbody grows on attached branch UK/Ireland Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiaepink discofruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesattachedbranch
fruitbody fruitbody grows on recently fallen branch UK/Ireland Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiaepink discofruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesrecently fallenbranch
fruitbody fruitbody grows on attached branch UK/Ireland Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiaepink discofruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksattachedbranch
fruitbody fruitbody grows on recently fallen branch UK/Ireland Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae/Aleurodiscus wakefieldiaepink discofruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksrecently fallenbranch

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

Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco)
GenusAleurodiscus (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
FamilySTEREACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
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 Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2013 Notes & Records (Jan 2013) Field Mycology vol 14 (1): 33-36.
Wakefield, E.M. 1952 New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales) TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 36 images of Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco)

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