AuthorPazoutova, S. & Srutka, P.
Year2007
TitleSymbiotic relationship between Cerrena unicolor and the horntail Tremex fuscicornis recorded in the Czech Republic
TypePaper
SourceCzech Mycology vol 59(1): 83-90.
IllustrationsHalf-tone photographs
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Tremex fuscicornis is a north American sawfly which is now established in parts of Europe where it feeds on Acer saccharinum. The females sawflies carry Cerrena unicolor in their mycetangial pouches and infect the wood of which their larvae will feed.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
CurrentCerrena unicolora bracket fungusFungi: Polyporales: Polyporaceae
CurrentAcer saccharinumSilver MaplePlantae: Sapindales: Sapindaceae
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