Exidiopsis opalea (Bourdot & Galzin) D.A. Reid
(a jelly fungus)

Interactions where Exidiopsis opalea 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 on dead, decayed wood Major 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Exidiopsis opalea/Exidiopsis opaleaa jelly fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Exidiopsis opalea/Exidiopsis opaleaa jelly fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsdead, decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood [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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Exidiopsis opalea/Exidiopsis opaleaa jelly fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedwood

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

Exidiopsis opalea (a jelly fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Exidiopsis opalea (a jelly fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExidiopsis opalea (a jelly fungus)
GenusExidiopsis (a genus of jelly fungi)
FamilyAURICULARIACEAE (a family of jelly fungi)
OrderAURICULARIALES (an order of jelly fungi)
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 Exidiopsis opalea (a jelly fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Reid, D.A. 1970 New or Interesting records of British Hymenomycetes. IV TBMS Vol 55 (3): 413-441.
Roberts, P. 1993 Exidiopsis species from Devon, including the new segregate genera Ceratosebacina, Endoperplexa, Microsebacina, and Serendipita Mycol. Res. Vol 97 (04): 467-478.

Exidiopsis opalea (a jelly 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 Exidiopsis opalea (a jelly fungus):

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