Cryptococcus Vuill.
(a genus of basidiomycete yeasts)

Interactions where Cryptococcus 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
cells infects MAMMALIA mammals Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Cryptococcus (Bot.)/Cryptococcus (Bot.)a genus of basidiomycete yeastscells Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammals

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Cryptococcus (a genus of basidiomycete yeasts) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cryptococcus (a genus of basidiomycete yeasts) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Cryptococcus aquaticus
a basidiomycete yeast
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCryptococcus (a genus of basidiomycete yeasts)
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 Cryptococcus (a genus of basidiomycete yeasts)

Cryptococcus (a genus of basidiomycete yeasts) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Weber, R.W.S. 2006 On the ecology of fungal consortia of spring sap-flows Mycologist Vol 20 (4): 140-143.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cryptococcus (a genus of basidiomycete yeasts):

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