Megalocystidium luridum (Bres.) Jülich
(a white-wash fungus)

Interactions where Megalocystidium luridum 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 Betula birches 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/Megalocystidium luridum/Megalocystidium luriduma white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdead, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood 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/Megalocystidium luridum/Megalocystidium luriduma white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae 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/Megalocystidium luridum/Megalocystidium luriduma white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesdead, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Megalocystidium luridum/Megalocystidium luriduma white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsdead, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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/Megalocystidium luridum/Megalocystidium luriduma white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great mapledead, decayedwood
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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Megalocystidium luridum/Megalocystidium luriduma white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedwood

Interactions where Megalocystidium luridum 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').

Filters:

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
hymenium hymenium is parasitised by effuse colony of Diplococcium anamorph Diplococcium clarkii a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Sordariales: Helminthosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Diplococcium clarkii/Diplococcium clarkiia dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDiplococcium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Megalocystidium luridum/Megalocystidium luriduma white-wash fungushymenium effuse colony of Diplococcium anamorph parasitises hymenium

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

Megalocystidium luridum (a white-wash fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Megalocystidium luridum (a white-wash fungus) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMegalocystidium luridum (a white-wash fungus)
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 Megalocystidium luridum (a white-wash fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L. 1975 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 3 Coronicium - Hyphoderma Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 3, Fungiflora

Megalocystidium luridum (a white-wash 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 Megalocystidium luridum (a white-wash fungus):

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