Tremella globispora D.A. Reid
(a brain fungus)

Interactions where Tremella globispora 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
basidiocarp basidiocarp parasitises live perithecium Diaporthe a genus of pyrenomycetes Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella globispora/Tremella globisporaa brain fungusbasidiocarp Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe/Diaporthea genus of pyrenomycetesliveperithecium
basidiocarp basidiocarp parasitises live perithecium Eutypa a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes Xylariales: Diatrypaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella globispora/Tremella globisporaa brain fungusbasidiocarp Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Eutypa/Eutypaa genus of stromatic pyrenomycetesliveperithecium
basidiocarp basidiocarp is associated with dead branch [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella globispora/Tremella globisporaa brain fungusbasidiocarp Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubsdeadbranch

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTremella globispora (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 globispora (a brain fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Reid, D.A. 1970 New or Interesting records of British Hymenomycetes. IV TBMS Vol 55 (3): 413-441.

Tremella globispora (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 globispora (a brain fungus):

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