Hydnum ellipsosporum Ostrow & Beenken
(Ellipsoid Hedgehog)

Interactions where Hydnum ellipsosporum 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 dead, fallen needle UK/Ireland PINOPSIDA conifers Three new British records from Scotland, Burnham, A., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Hydnum ellipsosporum/Hydnum ellipsosporumellipsoid hedgehogfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, fallenneedle
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen needle UK/Ireland Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Three new British records from Scotland, Burnham, A., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Hydnum ellipsosporum/Hydnum ellipsosporumellipsoid hedgehogfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdead, fallenneedle

Hydnum ellipsosporum (Ellipsoid Hedgehog) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hydnum ellipsosporum (Ellipsoid Hedgehog) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Burnham, A., 2011Three new British records from ScotlandField Mycology Vol 12 (4): 118-121.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydnum ellipsosporum (Ellipsoid Hedgehog)
GenusHydnum (hedgehog fungi)
FamilyHYDNACEAE (hedgehog fungi)
OrderCANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
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 Hydnum ellipsosporum (Ellipsoid Hedgehog)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Burnham, A. 2011 Three new British records from Scotland Field Mycology Vol 12 (4): 118-121.
Kibby, G. 2009 Editorial (Oct 09) Vol 10 (4)
Kibby, G. 2013 Hydnum ellipsosporum Field Mycology Vol 14 (4): 135.

Hydnum ellipsosporum (Ellipsoid Hedgehog) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hydnum ellipsosporum (Ellipsoid Hedgehog):

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