Hypochnicium bombycinum (Sommerf.) J. Erikss.
(a resupinate basidiomycete)

Interactions where Hypochnicium bombycinum 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
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium bombycinum/Hypochnicium bombycinuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdead, fallen, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium bombycinum/Hypochnicium bombycinuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, fallen, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises wounded stem UK/Ireland Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix, Anon., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium bombycinum/Hypochnicium bombycinuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowswoundedstem
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium bombycinum/Hypochnicium bombycinuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdead, fallen, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium bombycinum/Hypochnicium bombycinuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsdead, fallen, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Major [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium bombycinum/Hypochnicium bombycinuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, fallen, decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises wounded stem [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix, Anon., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium bombycinum/Hypochnicium bombycinuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubswoundedstem
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Minor Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 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/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium bombycinum/Hypochnicium bombycinuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedead, fallen, decayedwoodMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2007CSL Pest Risk Analysis for SalixPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
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

Hypochnicium bombycinum (a resupinate basidiomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypochnicium bombycinum (a resupinate basidiomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypochnicium bombycinum (a resupinate basidiomycete)
GenusHypochnicium (a genus of resupinate fungi)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (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 Hypochnicium bombycinum (a resupinate basidiomycete)

Hypochnicium bombycinum (a resupinate basidiomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hypochnicium bombycinum (a resupinate basidiomycete):

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