Tremella giraffa Chee J. Chen
(a brain fungus)

Interactions where Tremella giraffa 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
basidiome (internal) internal basidiome parasitises live basidiome UK/Ireland Dacrymyces stillatus Common Jellyspot Dacrymycetales: Dacrymycetaceae British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella giraffa/Tremella giraffaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspotlivebasidiome

Author & YearTitleSource
Roberts, P., 2007British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporinaField Mycology Vol 8 (4): 127-133.

Tremella giraffa (a brain fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tremella giraffa (a brain fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTremella giraffa (a brain fungus)
GenusTremella (a genus of fungal-parasite brain fungi)
FamilyTREMELLACEAE (a family of jelly fungi)
OrderTREMELLALES (an order of jelly fungi)
ClassTREMELLOMYCETES (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 Tremella giraffa (a brain fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Roberts, P. 2007 British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina Field Mycology Vol 8 (4): 127-133.

Tremella giraffa (a brain 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 Tremella giraffa (a brain fungus):

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