Sarcodontia crocea (Schwein.) Kotl.
(Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust)

Interactions where Sarcodontia crocea 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 parasitises live, hollow trunk UK/IrelandRestricted Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Sarcodontia crocea/Sarcodontia croceaorchard tooth, orchard toothcrustfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslive, hollowtrunkSole
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, hollow trunk UK/IrelandRestricted Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Sarcodontia crocea/Sarcodontia croceaorchard tooth, orchard toothcrustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdead, hollowtrunkSole

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

Sarcodontia crocea (Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sarcodontia crocea (Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSarcodontia crocea (Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust)
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 Sarcodontia crocea (Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L. 1981 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 6 Phlebia - Sarcodontia Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 6, Fungiflora
Evans, S. 2004 Conservation Corner (July 2004) Field Mycology Vols 5(3): 104-105, Rear cover.
Kibby, J. 2015 Readers’ Finds (Oct 15) Field Mycology Vol 16 (4): 135-136.

Sarcodontia crocea (Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sarcodontia crocea (Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 20 images of Sarcodontia crocea (Orchard Tooth, Orchard Toothcrust)

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