Aleurodiscus amorphus (Pers.) J. Schröt.
(Orange Discus)

Interactions where Aleurodiscus amorphus is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 grows on dead branch (attached) UK/Ireland 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus amorphus/Aleurodiscus amorphusorange discusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdeadbranch (attached)
fruitbody fruitbody grows on moribund branch (attached) UK/Ireland 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus amorphus/Aleurodiscus amorphusorange discusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersmoribundbranch (attached)
fruitbody fruitbody grows on dead branch (attached) UK/IrelandMajor Abies firs 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus amorphus/Aleurodiscus amorphusorange discusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsdeadbranch (attached)Major
fruitbody fruitbody grows on moribund branch (attached) UK/IrelandMajor Abies firs 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/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus amorphus/Aleurodiscus amorphusorange discusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsmoribundbranch (attached)Major
fruitbody fruitbody grows on dead branch (attached) UK/IrelandMajor Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
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/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus amorphus/Aleurodiscus amorphusorange discusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdeadbranch (attached)Major
fruitbody fruitbody grows on moribund branch (attached) UK/IrelandMajor Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
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/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus amorphus/Aleurodiscus amorphusorange discusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesmoribundbranch (attached)Major

Interactions where Aleurodiscus amorphus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

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
hymenium (live) live hymenium of fruitbody is parasitised by basidiome Foreign Tremella simplex Potter’s Jelly Tremellales: Tremellaceae The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
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 simplex/Tremella simplexpotter's jellybasidiome Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus amorphus/Aleurodiscus amorphusorange discuslivehymeniumfruitbody basidiome parasitises live hymenium of fruitbody

Aleurodiscus amorphus (Orange Discus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aleurodiscus amorphus (Orange Discus) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - ConfertobasidiumCorticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 2, Fungiflora
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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAleurodiscus amorphus (Orange Discus)
GenusAleurodiscus (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
FamilySTEREACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aleurodiscus amorphus (Orange Discus)

Aleurodiscus amorphus (Orange Discus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aleurodiscus amorphus (Orange Discus):

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