Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Jülich
(Couscous Crust)

Interactions where Bulbillomyces farinosus 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
Aegerita anamorph (superficial, granular) superficial, granular Aegerita anamorph is saprobic on sodden, decaying wood UK/Ireland Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Julich, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bulbillomyces farinosus/Bulbillomyces farinosuscouscous crustsuperficial, granularAegerita anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldersodden, decayingwood
fruitbody (effused) effused fruitbody is saprobic on sodden, decaying wood UK/Ireland Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Julich, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bulbillomyces farinosus/Bulbillomyces farinosuscouscous crusteffusedfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldersodden, decayingwood
Aegerita anamorph (superficial, granular) superficial, granular Aegerita anamorph is saprobic on sodden, decaying wood UK/Ireland Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Julich, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bulbillomyces farinosus/Bulbillomyces farinosuscouscous crustsuperficial, granularAegerita anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowssodden, decayingwood
fruitbody (effused) effused fruitbody is saprobic on sodden, decaying wood UK/Ireland Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Julich, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bulbillomyces farinosus/Bulbillomyces farinosuscouscous crusteffusedfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowssodden, decayingwood
Aegerita anamorph (superficial, granular) superficial, granular Aegerita anamorph is saprobic on sodden, decaying wood UK/Ireland [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
Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Julich, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bulbillomyces farinosus/Bulbillomyces farinosuscouscous crustsuperficial, granularAegerita anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treessodden, decayingwood
fruitbody (effused) effused fruitbody is saprobic on sodden, decaying wood UK/Ireland [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
Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Julich, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bulbillomyces farinosus/Bulbillomyces farinosuscouscous crusteffusedfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treessodden, decayingwood

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
Legon, N.W., 2006Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) JulichMycologist Vol 20 (2): 81-82.

Bulbillomyces farinosus (Couscous Crust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bulbillomyces farinosus (Couscous Crust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBulbillomyces farinosus (Couscous Crust)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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 Bulbillomyces farinosus (Couscous Crust)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L. 1976 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 4 Hyphodermella - Mycoacia Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 4, Fungiflora
Henrici, A. 2004 Notes and Records (Jan 2004) Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 28-30,33.
Legon, N.W. 2006 Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Julich Mycologist Vol 20 (2): 81-82.
Weightman, J. 2007 Cross Dressers: Cyphelloid and other curious fungi Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 80-83.

Bulbillomyces farinosus (Couscous Crust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bulbillomyces farinosus (Couscous Crust):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 57 images of Bulbillomyces farinosus (Couscous Crust)

A small "whitewash" fungus of damp fallen wood of broadleaved trees in periodically flooded places in lake- and streamside woods. It is usually found in the asexual form (anamorph) as white granules which are water-dispersed, but it also forms basidiospores when conditions are right.

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