Xenosperma ludibundum (D.P. Rogers & Liberta) Oberw. ex Jülich
(a resupinate fungus)

Interactions where Xenosperma ludibundum 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 stem Rare Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae 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/Polyporales/Xenasmataceae/Xenosperma ludibundum/Xenosperma ludibunduma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia japonica/Fallopia japonicaJapanese knotweeddeadstemRare
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/Polyporales/Xenasmataceae/Xenosperma ludibundum/Xenosperma ludibunduma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood UK/IrelandMajor Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
New British Records 118-119, Roberts, P., 1995
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Xenasmataceae/Xenosperma ludibundum/Xenosperma ludibunduma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Xenasmataceae/Xenosperma ludibundum/Xenosperma ludibunduma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedead, decayedwoodMajor

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
Roberts, P., 1995New British Records 118-119Mycologist Vol 09 (1): 11.

Xenosperma ludibundum (a resupinate fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Xenosperma ludibundum (a resupinate fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXenosperma ludibundum (a resupinate fungus)
FamilyXENASMATACEAE (a family of polypores)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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 Xenosperma ludibundum (a resupinate fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Hjortstam, K., Larsson, K-H., Ryvarden, L. & Eriksson, J. 1988 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 8 Phlebiella, Thanatephorus - Ypsilonidium Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 8, Fungiflora
Roberts, P. 1995 New British Records 118-119 Mycologist Vol 09 (1): 11.

Xenosperma ludibundum (a resupinate 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 Xenosperma ludibundum (a resupinate fungus):

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