Tremella karstenii Hauerslev
(a brain fungus)

Interactions where Tremella karstenii 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 effete apothecium UK/Ireland Colpoma juniperi a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Colpoma juniperi (P. Karst.) Dennis, Minter, D.W., 1996
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella karstenii/Tremella karsteniia brain fungusbasidiocarp Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Colpoma juniperi/Colpoma juniperia discomyceteeffeteapothecium
basidiocarp basidiocarp is associated with branch Juniperus communis Common Juniper Pinales: Cupressaceae 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 karstenii/Tremella karsteniia brain fungusbasidiocarp Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperbranch

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
Minter, D.W., 1996Colpoma juniperi (P. Karst.) DennisI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1293.

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

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

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

Tremella karstenii (a brain fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tremella karstenii (a brain fungus):

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