Hypomyces chrysospermus Tul. & C. Tul.
(Bolete Mould)

Interactions where Hypomyces chrysospermus 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
perithecium perithecium parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody Boletus a genus of boletes Boletales: Boletaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesmalformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescingfruitbody
Sepedonium anamorph chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody Boletus a genus of boletes Boletales: Boletaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldchlamydosporeSepedonium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesmalformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescingfruitbody
Verticillium anamorph Verticillium anamorph parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody Boletus a genus of boletes Boletales: Boletaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldVerticillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus/Boletusa genus of boletesmalformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescingfruitbody
perithecium perithecium parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody Major Boletus edulis Penny Bun, Cep Boletales: Boletaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus edulis/Boletus edulispenny bun, cepmalformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescingfruitbodyMajor
Sepedonium anamorph chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody Major Boletus edulis Penny Bun, Cep Boletales: Boletaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldchlamydosporeSepedonium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus edulis/Boletus edulispenny bun, cepmalformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescingfruitbodyMajor
Verticillium anamorph Verticillium anamorph parasitises malformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescing fruitbody Major Boletus edulis Penny Bun, Cep Boletales: Boletaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldVerticillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus edulis/Boletus edulispenny bun, cepmalformed, thick stemmed, small capped, rapidly soft and deliquescingfruitbodyMajor
Sepedonium anamorph chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph parasitises fruitbody Pseudoboletus parasiticus Parasitic Bolete Boletales: Boletaceae Personal Encounters with the Parasitic Bolete, Both, E.E., 2006
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldchlamydosporeSepedonium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Pseudoboletus parasiticus/Pseudoboletus parasiticusparasitic boletefruitbody
Sepedonium anamorph chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph parasitises fruitbody Major Xerocomellus chrysenteron Red Cracking Bolete Boletales: Boletaceae Personal Encounters with the Parasitic Bolete, Both, E.E., 2006
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldchlamydosporeSepedonium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomellus chrysenteron/Xerocomellus chrysenteronred cracking boletefruitbodyMajor
perithecium perithecium parasitises fruitbody Major Paxillus involutus Brown Rollrim, Poison Pax, "The Silent Killer" Boletales: Paxillaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Paxillus involutus/Paxillus involutusbrown rollrim, poison pax, "the silent killer"fruitbodyMajor
Sepedonium anamorph chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph parasitises fruitbody Major Paxillus involutus Brown Rollrim, Poison Pax, "The Silent Killer" Boletales: Paxillaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldchlamydosporeSepedonium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Paxillus involutus/Paxillus involutusbrown rollrim, poison pax, "the silent killer"fruitbodyMajor
Verticillium anamorph Verticillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody Major Paxillus involutus Brown Rollrim, Poison Pax, "The Silent Killer" Boletales: Paxillaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldVerticillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Paxillus involutus/Paxillus involutusbrown rollrim, poison pax, "the silent killer"fruitbodyMajor
perithecium perithecium parasitises fruitbody Major Scleroderma citrinum Common Earthball Boletales: Sclerodermataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Scleroderma citrinum/Scleroderma citrinumcommon earthballfruitbodyMajor
Sepedonium anamorph chlamydospore of Sepedonium anamorph parasitises fruitbody Major Scleroderma citrinum Common Earthball Boletales: Sclerodermataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldchlamydosporeSepedonium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Scleroderma citrinum/Scleroderma citrinumcommon earthballfruitbodyMajor
Verticillium anamorph Verticillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody Major Scleroderma citrinum Common Earthball Boletales: Sclerodermataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces chrysospermus/Hypomyces chrysospermusbolete mouldVerticillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Scleroderma citrinum/Scleroderma citrinumcommon earthballfruitbodyMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Both, E.E., 2006Personal Encounters with the Parasitic BoleteField Mycology Vol 7 (3): 104-109.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mould) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mould)
GenusHypomyces (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyHYPOCREACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mould)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hawker, L.E. 1955 Hypogeous Fungi IV and V TBMS Vol 38 (1): 73-77.

Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Both, E.E. 2006 Personal Encounters with the Parasitic Bolete Field Mycology Vol 7 (3): 104-109.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mould):

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