| Affected Part |
|
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 |
Summary |
| (dead) |
|
dead is decayed by colony of Acrodontium dematiaceous anamorph |
 |
|
Acrodontium hydnicola |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Acrodontium hydnicola/ | Acrodontium hydnicola | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | | colony | Acrodontium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | | | |
| | colony of Acrodontium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead |
| (dead) |
|
dead is decayed by Cylindrodendrum anamorph |
|
|
Cylindrodendrum album |
an anamorphic fungus |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Cylindrodendrum album/ | Cylindrodendrum album | an anamorphic fungus | | | | Cylindrodendrum anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | | | |
| | Cylindrodendrum anamorph is saprobic on dead |
| (dead) |
|
dead is decayed by imbricate or clustered fruitbody |
|
|
Sarcomyxa serotina |
Olive Oysterling |
Agaricales: Mycenaceae |
Notes on three uncommon fungi, Perceval, C.H.Sp., 1902
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Sarcomyxa serotina/ | Sarcomyxa serotina | olive oysterling | | imbricate or clustered | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | | | |
| (11) | imbricate or clustered fruitbody is saprobic on dead |
| (fallen, dead) |
|
fallen, dead is decayed by superficial or partly immerse perithecium |
|
|
Coniochaeta velutina |
a pyrenomycete |
Coniochaetales: Coniochaetaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Coniochaetales/Coniochaetaceae/Coniochaeta velutina/ | Coniochaeta velutina | a pyrenomycete | | superficial or partly immerse | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | fallen, dead | | | |
| | superficial or partly immerse perithecium is saprobic on fallen, dead |
| (live) |
|
live has sap sucked by |
 |
|
Pulvinaria hydrangeae |
Hydrangea Scale, Hydrangea Scale Insect |
Hemiptera: Coccidae |
Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Pulvinaria hydrangeae/ | Pulvinaria hydrangeae | hydrangea scale, hydrangea scale insect | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | | | |
| | sucks sap of live |
| bark |
|
bark is decayed by effuse colony of Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Camposporium pellucidum |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Camposporium pellucidum/ | Camposporium pellucidum | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | bark | | |
| | effuse colony of Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark |
| bark (dead) |
|
dead bark is decayed by stalked, soon disintegrating apothecium |
|
|
Sclerophora pallida |
a lichen |
Coniocybaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Coniocybaceae/Sclerophora pallida/ | Sclerophora pallida | a lichen | | stalked, soon disintegrating | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | bark | | |
| (10-3) | stalked, soon disintegrating apothecium is saprobic on dead bark |
| br (lesion or knot hole) |
|
br (lesion or knot hole) is parasitised by fruitbody |
 |
|
Agrocybe cylindracea |
Poplar Fieldcap |
Agaricales: Strophariaceae |
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/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/ | Agrocybe cylindracea | poplar fieldcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | br (lesion or knot hole) | | Minor |
| | fruitbody parasitises br (lesion or knot hole) |
| branch (large) (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed branch (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Panus conchatus |
Lilac Oysterling |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
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/Polyporaceae/Panus conchatus/ | Panus conchatus | lilac oysterling | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen, decayed | branch (large) | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (large) |
| branch (large) (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed branch (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Spongipellis delectans |
Spongy Mazegill |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
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/Polyporaceae/Spongipellis delectans/ | Spongipellis delectans | spongy mazegill | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen, decayed | branch (large) | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (large) |
| branch |
|
branch may be infected and damaged by Tubercularia anamorph |
|
|
Nectria cinnabarina |
Coral Spot, Coral-spot Fungus |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria cinnabarina/ | Nectria cinnabarina | coral spot, coral-spot fungus | | | | Tubercularia anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | branch | | |
| (1-12) | Tubercularia anamorph infects and damages branch |
| branch (dead, attached) |
|
dead, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Peniophora nuda |
a resupinate fungus |
Russulales: Peniophoraceae |
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/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora nuda/ | Peniophora nuda | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, attached | branch | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached branch |
| branch (dead, cut or fallen) |
|
dead, cut or fallen branch is decayed by stromatic perithecium |
|
|
Bionectria ralfsii |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Bionectria ralfsii/ | Bionectria ralfsii | a pyrenomycete | | stromatic | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, cut or fallen | branch | | |
| (9-1) | stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead, cut or fallen branch |
| branch (dead, cut or fallen) |
|
dead, cut or fallen branch is decayed by Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Bionectria ralfsii |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Bionectria ralfsii/ | Bionectria ralfsii | a pyrenomycete | | | | Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, cut or fallen | branch | | |
| (9-1) | Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, cut or fallen branch |
| branch (dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back) |
|
dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch is decayed by widely effused stroma |
|
|
Diatrype stigma |
Common Tarcrust |
Xylariales: Diatrypaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrype stigma/ | Diatrype stigma | common tarcrust | | widely effused | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back | branch | | |
| (1-12) | widely effused stroma is saprobic on dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch |
| branch (dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back) |
|
dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch is decayed by stromatic, immersed perithecium |
|
|
Diatrype stigma |
Common Tarcrust |
Xylariales: Diatrypaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrype stigma/ | Diatrype stigma | common tarcrust | | stromatic, immersed | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back | branch | | |
| (1-12) | stromatic, immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch |
| branch (dead, decorticate) |
|
dead, decorticate branch is decayed by perithecium |
|
|
Nitschkia cupularis |
a pyrenomycete |
Coronophorales: Nitschkiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Coronophorales/Nitschkiaceae/Nitschkia cupularis/ | Nitschkia cupularis | a pyrenomycete | | | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, decorticate | branch | | |
| (10-4) | perithecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch |
| branch (dead, often rotten) |
|
dead, often rotten branch is decayed by perithecium |
|
|
Nectria peziza |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria peziza/ | Nectria peziza | a pyrenomycete | | | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, often rotten | branch | | |
| (8-12) | perithecium is saprobic on dead, often rotten branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by gregarious apothecium |
|
|
Hyaloscypha hyalina |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Hyaloscypha hyalina/ | Hyaloscypha hyalina | a discomycete | | gregarious | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | Minor |
| (1-12) | gregarious apothecium is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by effuse colony of Phragmocephala dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Phragmocephala elliptica |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Phragmocephala elliptica/ | Phragmocephala elliptica | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Phragmocephala dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | |
| (4-10) | effuse colony of Phragmocephala dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by perithecium |
 |
|
Nitschkia grevillei |
a pyrenomycete |
Coronophorales: Nitschkiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Coronophorales/Nitschkiaceae/Nitschkia grevillei/ | Nitschkia grevillei | a pyrenomycete | | | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | Relationship uncertain | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | |
| (10-3) | perithecium is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is associate of perithecium |
|
|
Nitschkia parasitans |
a pyrenomycete |
Coronophorales: Nitschkiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Coronophorales/Nitschkiaceae/Nitschkia parasitans/ | Nitschkia parasitans | a pyrenomycete | | | | perithecium |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | |
| (9-5) | perithecium is associated with dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by stromatic, in clusters of up to 15 perithecium |
|
|
Nectria cinnabarina |
Coral Spot, Coral-spot Fungus |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria cinnabarina/ | Nectria cinnabarina | coral spot, coral-spot fungus | | stromatic, in clusters of up to 15 | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | |
| (9-3) | stromatic, in clusters of up to 15 perithecium is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by sporodochium of Tubercularia anamorph |
|
|
Nectria cinnabarina |
Coral Spot, Coral-spot Fungus |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria cinnabarina/ | Nectria cinnabarina | coral spot, coral-spot fungus | | | sporodochium | Tubercularia anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | |
| | sporodochium of Tubercularia anamorph is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by stromatic perithecium |
|
|
Nectria pallidula |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria pallidula/ | Nectria pallidula | a pyrenomycete | | stromatic | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | |
| (8-1) | stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by scattered or on a stroma in groups of 5 to 30 perithecium |
|
|
Neonectria coccinea |
Beech Bark Disease - causative organism |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Neonectria coccinea/ | Neonectria coccinea | beech bark disease (causative organism) | | scattered or on a stroma in groups of 5 to 30 | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | |
| (9-5) | scattered or on a stroma in groups of 5 to 30 perithecium is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by erumpent stroma |
|
|
Neonectria coccinea |
Beech Bark Disease - causative organism |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Neonectria coccinea/ | Neonectria coccinea | beech bark disease (causative organism) | | erumpent | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | |
| (9-5) | erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by |
|
|
Hypoxylon howeanum |
a stromatic pyrenomycete |
Xylariales: Xylariaceae |
Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon howeanum/ | Hypoxylon howeanum | a stromatic pyrenomycete | | | | |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | branch | | Minor |
| | is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (live) |
|
live branch has sap sucked by |
 |
|
Pulvinaria regalis |
Horse-chestnut Scale |
Hemiptera: Coccidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Pulvinaria regalis/ | Pulvinaria regalis | horse-chestnut scale | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | branch | | Major |
| | sucks sap of live branch |
| bud (live) |
|
live bud may contain caterpillar |
|
|
Zeuzera pyrina |
Leopard Moth |
Lepidoptera: Cossidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Zeuzera pyrina/ | Zeuzera pyrina | leopard moth | | | | caterpillar |
Foodplant / internal feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | bud | | |
| | caterpillar feeds within live bud |
| cupule |
|
cupule is decayed by effuse colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Menispora britannica |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
Chaetosphaeriales: Chaetosphaeriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Menispora britannica/ | Menispora britannica | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Menispora dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | cupule | | |
| (9-11) | effuse colony of Menispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on cupule |
| cupule (dead) |
|
dead cupule is decayed by effuse colony of Haplariopsis dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Haplariopsis fagicola |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Haplariopsis fagicola/ | Haplariopsis fagicola | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Haplariopsis dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | cupule | | Minor |
| (10-11) | effuse colony of Haplariopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead cupule |
| cupule (dead) |
|
dead cupule is decayed by short-stalked apothecium |
|
|
Crocicreas subhyalinum |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Helotiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Crocicreas subhyalinum/ | Crocicreas subhyalinum | a discomycete | | short-stalked | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | cupule | | |
| (10-11) | short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead cupule |
| leaf litter |
|
leaf litter is decayed by colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Chalara cylindrosperma |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
Microascales |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Chalara cylindrosperma/ | Chalara cylindrosperma | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | | colony | Chalara dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | leaf litter | | |
| (10-2) | colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on leaf litter |
| leaf-litter |
|
leaf-litter is decayed by effuse colony of Dictyochaeta dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Dictyochaeta fertilis |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
Chaetosphaeriales: Chaetosphaeriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Dictyochaeta fertilis/ | Dictyochaeta fertilis | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Dictyochaeta dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | leaf-litter | | |
| (1-12) | effuse colony of Dictyochaeta dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on leaf-litter |
| leaf (dead, fallen, over-wintered) |
|
dead, fallen, over-wintered leaf is decayed by pseudothecium |
|
|
Guignardia aesculi |
Horse Chestnut Leaf Blotch - causative organism |
Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Guignardia aesculi/ | Guignardia aesculi | horse chestnut leaf blotch - causative organism | | | | pseudothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen, over-wintered | leaf | | |
| (5) | pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, over-wintered leaf |
| leaf (dead) |
|
dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Candelabrum anamorph |
|
|
Candelabrum spinulosum |
an anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Candelabrum spinulosum/ | Candelabrum spinulosum | an anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Candelabrum anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | leaf | | |
| | effuse colony of Candelabrum anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf |
| leaf (dead) |
|
dead leaf is decayed by immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits pseudothecia |
|
|
Columnosphaeria fagi |
an ascomycete |
Dothideales: Saccotheciaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Columnosphaeria fagi/ | Columnosphaeria fagi | an ascomycete | | immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits | | pseudothecia |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | leaf | | |
| (4-5) | immersed, becoming slightly erumpent through small slits pseudothecia is saprobic on dead leaf |
| leaf (dead) |
|
dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Haplariopsis dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Haplariopsis fagicola |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Haplariopsis fagicola/ | Haplariopsis fagicola | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Haplariopsis dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | leaf | | Minor |
| (10-11) | effuse colony of Haplariopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf |
| leaf (dead) |
|
dead leaf is decayed by short-stalked apothecium |
|
|
Crocicreas subhyalinum |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Helotiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Crocicreas subhyalinum/ | Crocicreas subhyalinum | a discomycete | | short-stalked | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | leaf | | |
| (10-11) | short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf |
| leaf (dead) |
|
dead leaf is decayed by apothecium |
|
|
Calycellina lachnobrachya |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycellina lachnobrachya/ | Calycellina lachnobrachya | a discomycete | | | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | leaf | | |
| (9-11) | apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf |
| leaf (fallen, rotting) |
|
fallen, rotting leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Chalara affinis |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
Microascales |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Chalara affinis/ | Chalara affinis | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Chalara dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | fallen, rotting | leaf | | |
| (10-7) | effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, rotting leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, scattered or crowded pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Guignardia aesculi |
Horse Chestnut Leaf Blotch - causative organism |
Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Guignardia aesculi/ | Guignardia aesculi | horse chestnut leaf blotch - causative organism | | epiphyllous, scattered or crowded | pycnidium | Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | leaf | | |
| | epiphyllous, scattered or crowded pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by |
|
|
Erysiphe alphitoides |
Oak Mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210), Ing, B. & Spooner, B., 2002
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/ | Erysiphe alphitoides | oak mildew | | | | |
Foodplant / parasite | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | leaf | | |
| | parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by thin, evanescent conidial anamorph |
|
|
Erysiphe flexuosa |
a powdery mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Notes and Records (Jan 2004), Henrici, A., 2004
The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210), Ing, B. & Spooner, B., 2002
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe flexuosa/ | Erysiphe flexuosa | a powdery mildew | | thin, evanescent | | conidial anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | leaf | | |
| | thin, evanescent conidial anamorph parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous cleistothecium |
|
|
Erysiphe flexuosa |
a powdery mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Notes and Records (Jan 2004), Henrici, A., 2004
The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210), Ing, B. & Spooner, B., 2002
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe flexuosa/ | Erysiphe flexuosa | a powdery mildew | | hypophyllous | | cleistothecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | leaf | | |
| | hypophyllous cleistothecium parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous cleistothecium |
|
|
Phyllactinia guttata |
Hazel Mildew, Hazelnut Powdery Mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210), Ing, B. & Spooner, B., 2002
Teaching Techniques for Mycology: 13. Functioning of cleistothecia in Phyllactinia guttata, Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J., 2001
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Phyllactinia guttata/ | Phyllactinia guttata | hazel mildew, hazelnut powdery mildew | | hypophyllous | | cleistothecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | leaf | | |
| | hypophyllous cleistothecium parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous conidial anamorph |
|
|
Phyllactinia guttata |
Hazel Mildew, Hazelnut Powdery Mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210), Ing, B. & Spooner, B., 2002
Teaching Techniques for Mycology: 13. Functioning of cleistothecia in Phyllactinia guttata, Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J., 2001
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Phyllactinia guttata/ | Phyllactinia guttata | hazel mildew, hazelnut powdery mildew | | hypophyllous | | conidial anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | leaf | | |
| | hypophyllous conidial anamorph parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by |
|
|
Sawadaea bicornis |
Sycamore Mildew, Maple Mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210), Ing, B. & Spooner, B., 2002
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Sawadaea bicornis/ | Sawadaea bicornis | sycamore mildew, maple mildew | | | | |
Foodplant / parasite | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | leaf | | |
| | parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by |
|
|
Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus/ | Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | ? | live | leaf | | |
| | causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by |
|
|
Strawberry Latent Ringspot virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Strawberry Latent Ringspot virus/ | Strawberry Latent Ringspot virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | ? | live | leaf | | |
| | causes spots on live leaf |
| litter |
|
litter is decayed by effuse colony of Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Camposporium cambrense |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Camposporium cambrense/ | Camposporium cambrense | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | litter | | |
| (1-12) | effuse colony of Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on litter |
| litter |
|
litter is decayed by effuse colony of Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Camposporium pellucidum |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Camposporium pellucidum/ | Camposporium pellucidum | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | litter | | |
| | effuse colony of Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on litter |
| petiole |
|
petiole is decayed by erumpent apothecium |
|
|
Pyrenopeziza petiolaris |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza petiolaris/ | Pyrenopeziza petiolaris | a discomycete | | erumpent | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | petiole | | |
| (5-10) | erumpent apothecium is saprobic on petiole |
| root bark (dead) |
|
dead root bark is decayed by stalked, soon disintegrating apothecium |
|
|
Sclerophora pallida |
a lichen |
Coniocybaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Coniocybaceae/Sclerophora pallida/ | Sclerophora pallida | a lichen | | stalked, soon disintegrating | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | root bark | | |
| (10-3) | stalked, soon disintegrating apothecium is saprobic on dead root bark |
| root (dead) |
|
dead root is decayed by superficial stroma |
|
|
Kretzschmaria deusta |
Brittle Cinder |
Xylariales: Xylariaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/ | Kretzschmaria deusta | brittle cinder | | superficial | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | root | | Minor |
| | superficial stroma is saprobic on dead root |
| root (live, buried) |
|
live, buried root is parasitised by fruitbody |
 |
|
Podoscypha multizonata |
Zoned Rosette |
Polyporales: Meruliaceae |
Podoscypha multizonata, Kibby, G., 2013
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Podoscypha multizonata/ | Podoscypha multizonata | zoned rosette | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live, buried | root | | Rare |
| | fruitbody parasitises live, buried root |
| rot hole |
|
rot hole is associate of larva |
|
|
Myolepta dubia |
a hoverfly |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Myolepta dubia/ | Myolepta dubia | a hoverfly | | | | larva |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | rot hole | | |
| | larva is associated with rot hole |
| rot hole |
|
rot hole is decayed by larva |
|
|
Mallota cimbiciformis |
a hoverfly |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Mallota cimbiciformis/ | Mallota cimbiciformis | a hoverfly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | rot hole | | |
| | larva is saprobic on rot hole |
| rot hole |
|
rot hole is decayed by larva |
|
|
Myathropa florea |
a hoverfly |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Myathropa florea/ | Myathropa florea | a hoverfly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | rot hole | | |
| | larva is saprobic on rot hole |
| sap run |
|
sap run is decayed by larva |
|
|
Ferdinandea |
a genus of hoverflies |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Ferdinandea/ | Ferdinandea | a genus of hoverflies | | | | larva |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | sap run | | |
| | larva is saprobic on sap run |
| sap run |
|
sap run is decayed by larva |
|
|
Brachyopa bicolor |
a hoverfly |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Brachyopa bicolor/ | Brachyopa bicolor | a hoverfly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | sap run | | |
| | larva is saprobic on sap run |
| sap run |
|
sap run is decayed by larva |
|
|
Brachyopa insensilis |
a hoverfly |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Brachyopa insensilis/ | Brachyopa insensilis | a hoverfly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | sap run | | Major |
| | larva is saprobic on sap run |
| sap run |
|
sap run is decayed by larva |
|
|
Myathropa florea |
a hoverfly |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Myathropa florea/ | Myathropa florea | a hoverfly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | sap run | | |
| | larva is saprobic on sap run |
| stump (large) (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Panus conchatus |
Lilac Oysterling |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
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/Polyporaceae/Panus conchatus/ | Panus conchatus | lilac oysterling | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, decayed | stump (large) | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stump (large) |
| stump (large) (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Trametes gibbosa |
Lumpy Bracket |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
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/Polyporaceae/Trametes gibbosa/ | Trametes gibbosa | lumpy bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, decayed | stump (large) | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stump (large) |
| stump (large) (dead, white-rotted) |
|
dead, white-rotted stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Rigidoporus ulmarius |
Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket |
Polyporales: Meripilaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Rigidoporus ulmarius/ | Rigidoporus ulmarius | elm butt rot (causative organism), giant elm bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, white-rotted | stump (large) | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotted stump (large) |
| stump (large) (dead) |
|
dead stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Volvariella bombycina |
Silky Rosegill |
Agaricales: Pluteaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Volvariella bombycina/ | Volvariella bombycina | silky rosegill | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | stump (large) | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump (large) |
| stump (large) (dead) |
|
dead stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
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Meripilus giganteus |
Giant Polypore |
Polyporales: Meripilaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/ | Meripilus giganteus | giant polypore | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | stump (large) | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump (large) |
| stump (large) (decayed, dead) |
|
decayed, dead stump (large) is decayed by caespitose fruitbody |
|
|
Kuehneromyces mutabilis |
Sheathed Woodtuft, Velvet Tough-shank |
Agaricales: Strophariaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Kuehneromyces mutabilis/ | Kuehneromyces mutabilis | sheathed woodtuft, velvet tough-shank | | caespitose | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | decayed, dead | stump (large) | | Minor |
| | caespitose fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, dead stump (large) |
| stump (dead, often rotten) |
|
dead, often rotten stump is decayed by perithecium |
|
|
Nectria peziza |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria peziza/ | Nectria peziza | a pyrenomycete | | | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, often rotten | stump | | |
| (8-12) | perithecium is saprobic on dead, often rotten stump |
| stump (dead) |
|
dead stump is decayed by superficial stroma |
|
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Kretzschmaria deusta |
Brittle Cinder |
Xylariales: Xylariaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/ | Kretzschmaria deusta | brittle cinder | | superficial | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | stump | | Minor |
| | superficial stroma is saprobic on dead stump |
| trunk (base) |
|
trunk (base) may be infected and damaged by fruitbody |
|
|
Meripilus giganteus |
Giant Polypore |
Polyporales: Meripilaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/ | Meripilus giganteus | giant polypore | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | trunk (base) | | |
| | fruitbody infects and damages trunk (base) |
| trunk (large) (dead, fallen usually decayed, white rotten) |
|
dead, fallen usually decayed, white rotten trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Oxyporus latemarginatus |
Frothy Porecrust |
Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Oxyporus latemarginatus/ | Oxyporus latemarginatus | frothy porecrust | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen usually decayed, white rotten | trunk (large) | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen usually decayed, white rotten trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Spongipellis delectans |
Spongy Mazegill |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Spongipellis delectans/ | Spongipellis delectans | spongy mazegill | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen, decayed | trunk (large) | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Trametes gibbosa |
Lumpy Bracket |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes gibbosa/ | Trametes gibbosa | lumpy bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen, decayed | trunk (large) | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (dead, fallen, very decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, very decayed trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Pluteus podospileus |
a shield |
Agaricales: Pluteaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/ | Pluteus podospileus | a shield | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen, very decayed | trunk (large) | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, very decayed trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (dead, fallen) |
|
dead, fallen trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Hypsizygus ulmarius |
Elm Leech, Elm Oyster |
Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/ | Hypsizygus ulmarius | elm leech, elm oyster | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen | trunk (large) | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (dead, standing) |
|
dead, standing trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Hypsizygus ulmarius |
Elm Leech, Elm Oyster |
Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/ | Hypsizygus ulmarius | elm leech, elm oyster | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, standing | trunk (large) | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, standing trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (dead, standing) |
|
dead, standing trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Volvariella bombycina |
Silky Rosegill |
Agaricales: Pluteaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Volvariella bombycina/ | Volvariella bombycina | silky rosegill | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, standing | trunk (large) | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, standing trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (dead) |
|
dead trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Meripilus giganteus |
Giant Polypore |
Polyporales: Meripilaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/ | Meripilus giganteus | giant polypore | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | trunk (large) | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (decayed, dead, fallen) |
|
decayed, dead, fallen trunk (large) is decayed by caespitose fruitbody |
|
|
Kuehneromyces mutabilis |
Sheathed Woodtuft, Velvet Tough-shank |
Agaricales: Strophariaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Kuehneromyces mutabilis/ | Kuehneromyces mutabilis | sheathed woodtuft, velvet tough-shank | | caespitose | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | decayed, dead, fallen | trunk (large) | | |
| | caespitose fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, dead, fallen trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (fallen) |
|
fallen trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Volvariella bombycina |
Silky Rosegill |
Agaricales: Pluteaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Volvariella bombycina/ | Volvariella bombycina | silky rosegill | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | fallen | trunk (large) | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on fallen trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (live, standing) |
|
live, standing trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Volvariella bombycina |
Silky Rosegill |
Agaricales: Pluteaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Volvariella bombycina/ | Volvariella bombycina | silky rosegill | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live, standing | trunk (large) | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on live, standing trunk (large) |
| trunk (large) (live) |
|
live trunk (large) may be infected and damaged by fruitbody |
|
|
Rigidoporus ulmarius |
Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket |
Polyporales: Meripilaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Rigidoporus ulmarius/ | Rigidoporus ulmarius | elm butt rot (causative organism), giant elm bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | trunk (large) | | |
| | fruitbody infects and damages live trunk (large) |
| trunk (lesion or knot hole) |
|
trunk (lesion or knot hole) is parasitised by fruitbody |
|
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Agrocybe cylindracea |
Poplar Fieldcap |
Agaricales: Strophariaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/ | Agrocybe cylindracea | poplar fieldcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | trunk (lesion or knot hole) | | Minor |
| | fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) |
| trunk (dead) |
|
dead trunk is decayed by scattered or on a stroma in groups of 5 to 30 perithecium |
|
|
Neonectria coccinea |
Beech Bark Disease - causative organism |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Neonectria coccinea/ | Neonectria coccinea | beech bark disease (causative organism) | | scattered or on a stroma in groups of 5 to 30 | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | trunk | | |
| (9-5) | scattered or on a stroma in groups of 5 to 30 perithecium is saprobic on dead trunk |
| trunk (dead) |
|
dead trunk is decayed by erumpent stroma |
|
|
Neonectria coccinea |
Beech Bark Disease - causative organism |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Neonectria coccinea/ | Neonectria coccinea | beech bark disease (causative organism) | | erumpent | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | trunk | | |
| (9-5) | erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead trunk |
| trunk (live, standing) |
|
live, standing trunk is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Pleurotus dryinus |
Veiled Oyster |
Agaricales: Pleurotaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus dryinus/ | Pleurotus dryinus | veiled oyster | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live, standing | trunk | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on live, standing trunk |
| trunk (live, standing) |
|
live, standing trunk is parasitised by fruitbody |
|
|
Fomes fomentarius |
Hoof Fungus, Tinder Bracket |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Fomes fomentarius/ | Fomes fomentarius | hoof fungus, tinder bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live, standing | trunk | | |
| | fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk |
| trunk (live) |
|
live trunk has sap sucked by |
|
|
Pulvinaria regalis |
Horse-chestnut Scale |
Hemiptera: Coccidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Pulvinaria regalis/ | Pulvinaria regalis | horse-chestnut scale | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | trunk | | Major |
| | sucks sap of live trunk |
| trunk (live) |
|
live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody |
|
|
Ganoderma resinaceum |
a bracket fungus |
Polyporales: Ganodermataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma resinaceum/ | Ganoderma resinaceum | a bracket fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | live | trunk | | Minor |
| | fruitbody parasitises live trunk |
| twig |
|
twig may be infected and damaged by Tubercularia anamorph |
|
|
Nectria cinnabarina |
Coral Spot, Coral-spot Fungus |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria cinnabarina/ | Nectria cinnabarina | coral spot, coral-spot fungus | | | | Tubercularia anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | twig | | |
| (1-12) | Tubercularia anamorph infects and damages twig |
| twig (dead, very old) |
|
dead, very old twig is decayed by |
|
|
Chytridium xilophilum |
a chytrid |
Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae |
Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
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/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Chytridium xilophilum/ | Chytridium xilophilum | a chytrid | | | | |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, very old | twig | | |
| | is saprobic on dead, very old twig |
| twig (dead) |
|
dead twig is decayed by effuse colony of Phragmocephala dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Phragmocephala elliptica |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Phragmocephala elliptica/ | Phragmocephala elliptica | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Phragmocephala dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | twig | | |
| (4-10) | effuse colony of Phragmocephala dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig |
| twig (dead) |
|
dead twig is decayed by stromatic perithecium |
|
|
Nectria pallidula |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria pallidula/ | Nectria pallidula | a pyrenomycete | | stromatic | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | twig | | |
| (8-1) | stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead twig |
| wood |
|
wood is decayed by erumpent, usually clustered apothecium |
|
|
Pezicula cinnamomea |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula cinnamomea/ | Pezicula cinnamomea | a discomycete | | erumpent, usually clustered | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | wood | | |
| (9-1) | erumpent, usually clustered apothecium is saprobic on wood |
| wood |
|
wood is decayed by Cryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Pezicula cinnamomea |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula cinnamomea/ | Pezicula cinnamomea | a discomycete | | | | Cryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | wood | | |
| | Cryptosporiopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on wood |
| wood |
|
wood is decayed by immersed, often loosely grouped perithecium |
|
|
Diaporthe eres |
a pyrenomycete |
Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe eres/ | Diaporthe eres | a pyrenomycete | | immersed, often loosely grouped | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | wood | | |
| | immersed, often loosely grouped perithecium is saprobic on wood |
| wood |
|
wood is decayed by colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Melanopsamma pomiformis |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Niessliaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/ | Melanopsamma pomiformis | a pyrenomycete | | | colony | Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | wood | | |
| (11-4) | colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood |
| wood |
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wood is decayed by superficial, thickly clustered perithecium |
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Melanopsamma pomiformis |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Niessliaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Melanopsamma pomiformis/ | Melanopsamma pomiformis | a pyrenomycete | | superficial, thickly clustered | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | | wood | | |
| (11-4) | superficial, thickly clustered perithecium is saprobic on wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
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dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Amyloxenasma grisellum |
a resupinate fungus |
Amylocorticiales: Amylocorticiaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Amylocorticiales/Amylocorticiaceae/Amyloxenasma grisellum/ | Amyloxenasma grisellum | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, decayed | wood | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
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dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Serpula himantioides |
a resupinate bolete |
Boletales: Serpulaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Serpulaceae/Serpula himantioides/ | Serpula himantioides | a resupinate bolete | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, decayed | wood | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
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dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Hapalopilus nidulans |
Cinnamon Bracket, "Gingerbread Fungus" |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Hapalopilus nidulans/ | Hapalopilus nidulans | cinnamon bracket, "gingerbread fungus" | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, decayed | wood | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, fallen, decayed) |
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dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Rhodotus palmatus |
Wrinkled Peach |
Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
Profiles of Fungi No. 38: Rhodotus palmatus (Bull.: Fr.) R. Maire, Legon, N.W. & Pegler, D.N., 1991
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Rhodotus palmatus/ | Rhodotus palmatus | wrinkled peach | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen, decayed | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, fallen, decayed) |
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dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Hyphodontia pruni |
a resupinate fungus |
Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Hyphodontia pruni/ | Hyphodontia pruni | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen, decayed | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, fallen, decayed) |
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dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Trametes gibbosa |
Lumpy Bracket |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes gibbosa/ | Trametes gibbosa | lumpy bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen, decayed | wood | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, fallen) |
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dead, fallen wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Exidia thuretiana |
White Brain |
Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Exidia thuretiana/ | Exidia thuretiana | white brain | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, fallen | wood | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood |
| wood (dead, very decayed) |
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dead, very decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Pluteus podospileus |
a shield |
Agaricales: Pluteaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/ | Pluteus podospileus | a shield | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, very decayed | wood | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood |
| wood (dead, white-rotten) |
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dead, white-rotten wood is decayed by bracket |
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Daedaleopsis confragosa |
Blushing Bracket |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Daedaleopsis confragosa/ | Daedaleopsis confragosa | blushing bracket | | | | bracket |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, white-rotten | wood | | Minor |
| | bracket is saprobic on dead, white-rotten wood |
| wood (dead, white-rotten) |
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dead, white-rotten wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Fomes fomentarius |
Hoof Fungus, Tinder Bracket |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Fomes fomentarius/ | Fomes fomentarius | hoof fungus, tinder bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead, white-rotten | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotten wood |
| wood (dead) |
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dead wood is decayed by effuse colony of Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph |
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Camposporium pellucidum |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
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Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Camposporium pellucidum/ | Camposporium pellucidum | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | wood | | |
| | effuse colony of Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood |
| wood (dead) |
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dead wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Pleurotus pulmonarius |
Pale Oyster |
Agaricales: Pleurotaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus pulmonarius/ | Pleurotus pulmonarius | pale oyster | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | wood | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood |
| wood (dead) |
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dead wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Plicatura crispa |
Crimped Gill |
Agaricales |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Plicatura crispa/ | Plicatura crispa | crimped gill | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | wood | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood |
| wood (dead) |
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dead wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Skeletocutis carneogrisea |
a polypore |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Skeletocutis carneogrisea/ | Skeletocutis carneogrisea | a polypore | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood |
| wood (dead) |
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dead wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Trametes ochracea |
Ochre Bracket |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes ochracea/ | Trametes ochracea | ochre bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | | dead | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood |
| wood (hard, barely decayed) |
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hard, barely decayed wood is decayed by bracket |
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Daedalea quercina |
Oak Mazegill |
Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/ | Daedalea quercina | oak mazegill | | | | bracket |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/ | Aesculus | horse chestnuts | ? | hard, barely decayed | wood | | |
| | bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Aesculus (horse chestnuts)
