Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb.
(Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)

Interactions where Scleroderma areolatum 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 ectomycorrhizal with live root QuestionableMajor 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/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Scleroderma areolatum/Scleroderma areolatumleopard earthball, leopard-spotted earthballfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable [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/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Scleroderma areolatum/Scleroderma areolatumleopard earthball, leopard-spotted earthballfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesliveroot

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

Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)
GenusScleroderma (earthballs)
FamilySCLERODERMATACEAE (earthballs and dyeballs)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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 Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)

Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 36 images of Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)
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