Tremella lobariacearum Diederich & M.S. Christ.
(a brain fungus)

Interactions where Tremella lobariacearum 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
basidiocarp basidiocarp parasitises live thallus Foreign Lobaria a genus of lichens Peltigerales: Lobariaceae New records of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi in Scandinavia, Westberg, M., Timdal, E., Asplund, J., Bendiksby, M., Haugan, R. et al, 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella lobariacearum/Tremella lobariacearuma brain fungusbasidiocarp Lichen / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Lobariaceae/Lobaria/Lobariaa genus of lichenslivethallus
basidiocarp basidiocarp parasitises live thallus UK/Ireland Lobaria pulmonaria Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen Peltigerales: Lobariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
New records of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi in Scandinavia, Westberg, M., Timdal, E., Asplund, J., Bendiksby, M., Haugan, R. et al, 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella lobariacearum/Tremella lobariacearuma brain fungusbasidiocarp Lichen / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Lobariaceae/Lobaria pulmonaria/Lobaria pulmonarialungwort, lungwort lichenlivethallus
basidiocarp basidiocarp parasitises live thallus Foreign Pseudocyphellaria a genus of lichens Peltigerales: Lobariaceae New records of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi in Scandinavia, Westberg, M., Timdal, E., Asplund, J., Bendiksby, M., Haugan, R. et al, 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella lobariacearum/Tremella lobariacearuma brain fungusbasidiocarp Lichen / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Peltigerales/Lobariaceae/Pseudocyphellaria/Pseudocyphellariaa genus of lichenslivethallus

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
Westberg, M., Timdal, E., Asplund, J., Bendiksby, M., Haugan, R. et al, 2015New records of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi in ScandinaviaMycokeys Vol 11: 33-61.

Tremella lobariacearum (a brain fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tremella lobariacearum (a brain fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTremella lobariacearum (a brain fungus)
GenusTremella (a genus of fungal-parasite brain fungi)
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 Tremella lobariacearum (a brain fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Westberg, M., Timdal, E., Asplund, J., Bendiksby, M., Haugan, R. et al 2015 New records of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi in Scandinavia Mycokeys Vol 11: 33-61.

Tremella lobariacearum (a brain 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 Tremella lobariacearum (a brain fungus):

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