Sistotrema octosporum (J. Schröt. ex Höhn. & Litsch.) Hallenb.
(a basidiomycete fungus)

Interactions where Sistotrema octosporum 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 stem			Oenanthe crocata	Hemlock Water-dropwort	Apiales: Apiaceae	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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema octosporum/	Sistotrema octosporum	a basidiomycete fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Oenanthe crocata/	Oenanthe crocata	hemlock water-dropwort		dead, decayed	stem		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem			Lythrum salicaria	Purple-loosestrife	Myrtales: Lythraceae	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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema octosporum/	Sistotrema octosporum	a basidiomycete fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Lythraceae/Lythrum salicaria/	Lythrum salicaria	purple-loosestrife		dead, decayed	stem		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead woody stem			Rubus fruticosus agg.	brambles, blackberries	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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema octosporum/	Sistotrema octosporum	a basidiomycete fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus fruticosus agg./	Rubus fruticosus agg.	brambles, blackberries		dead	woody stem		Major
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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema octosporum/	Sistotrema octosporum	a basidiomycete fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead, decayed	wood		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed litter			[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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema octosporum/	Sistotrema octosporum	a basidiomycete fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead, decayed		litter	Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood			PINOPSIDA	conifers		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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema octosporum/	Sistotrema octosporum	a basidiomycete fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/	Pinopsida	conifers		dead, decayed	wood		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed litter			PINOPSIDA	conifers		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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema octosporum/	Sistotrema octosporum	a basidiomycete fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/	Pinopsida	conifers		dead, decayed		litter	Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on			BRYOPSIDA	mosses		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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema octosporum/	Sistotrema octosporum	a basidiomycete fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/	Bryopsida	mosses					Rare

Interactions where Sistotrema octosporum 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 (live)		live hymenium of basidiome is parasitised by internal basidiome			Tulasnella calospora	a resupinate basidiomycete	Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae	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/Cantharellales/Tulasnellaceae/Tulasnella calospora/	Tulasnella calospora	a resupinate basidiomycete		internal		basidiome	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema octosporum/	Sistotrema octosporum	a basidiomycete fungus		live	hymenium	basidiome	Minor			internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome

Author & Year	Title	Source
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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

Sistotrema
(a genus of basidiomycete fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Sistotrema octosporum (a basidiomycete fungus)
Genus	Sistotrema (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
Family	HYDNACEAE (hedgehog fungi)
Order	CANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Sistotrema octosporum is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Cantharellales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sistotrema octosporum (a basidiomycete fungus)

Sistotrema octosporum (a basidiomycete fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Sistotrema
(a genus of basidiomycete fungi)

HYDNACEAE
(hedgehog fungi)

CANTHARELLALES
(chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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

Sistotrema
(a genus of basidiomycete fungi)

HYDNACEAE
(hedgehog fungi)

CANTHARELLALES
(chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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