Dacryobolus karstenii (Bres.) Oberw. ex Parmasto
(a basidiomycete fungus)

Interactions where Dacryobolus karstenii 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 is saprobic on fallen, decayed, decorticate trunk (large) 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Dacryobolus karstenii/Dacryobolus karsteniia basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersfallen, decayed, decorticatetrunk (large)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on fallen, decayed, decorticate trunk (large) UK/Ireland Larix larches 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/Fomitopsidaceae/Dacryobolus karstenii/Dacryobolus karsteniia basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarchesfallen, decayed, decorticatetrunk (large)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on fallen, decayed, decorticate trunk (large) UK/Ireland 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
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Dacryobolus karstenii/Dacryobolus karsteniia basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesfallen, decayed, decorticatetrunk (large)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on fallen, decayed, decorticate trunk (large) UK/IrelandMajor Pinus pines 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/Fomitopsidaceae/Dacryobolus karstenii/Dacryobolus karsteniia basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesfallen, decayed, decorticatetrunk (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on fallen, decayed, decorticate trunk (large) UK/Ireland Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae 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/Fomitopsidaceae/Dacryobolus karstenii/Dacryobolus karsteniia basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewfallen, decayed, decorticatetrunk (large)

Dacryobolus karstenii (a basidiomycete fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dacryobolus karstenii (a basidiomycete fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDacryobolus karstenii (a basidiomycete fungus)
FamilyFOMITOPSIDACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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 Dacryobolus karstenii (a basidiomycete fungus)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L. 1975 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 3 Coronicium - Hyphoderma Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 3, Fungiflora
Legon, N. & Pegler, D.N. 1996 Profiles of Fungi No. 79: Dacryobolus karstenii (Bres.) Oberw. ex Parm. Mycologist Vol 10 (2): 85.
Wakefield, E.M. 1952 New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales) TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Dacryobolus karstenii (a basidiomycete 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 Dacryobolus karstenii (a basidiomycete fungus):

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