Cristinia coprophila (Wakef.) Hjortstam
(a basidiomycete fungus)

Interactions where Cristinia coprophila 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 is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of weathered dung UK/Ireland Equus ferus Horse Perissodactyla: Equidae 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/Stephanosporaceae/Cristinia coprophila/Cristinia coprophilaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorseweathereddung
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem UK/Ireland Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-grass Poales: Poaceae 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/Stephanosporaceae/Cristinia coprophila/Cristinia coprophilaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria maxima/Glyceria maximareed sweet-grassdead, decayedstem
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on worked wood (chipboard) UK/Ireland [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous 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/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Cristinia coprophila/Cristinia coprophilaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesworked wood (chipboard)

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

Cristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus)
GenusCristinia (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
FamilySTEPHANOSPORACEAE (a family of false truffles)
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 Cristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Wakefield, E.M. 1914 Notes on British Thelephoraceae TBMS Vol 05: 474-481.

Cristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus):

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