Wakefieldia macrospora (Hawker) Hawker
(a false truffle)

Interactions where Wakefieldia macrospora 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 (epigeous) epigeous fruitbody is associated with UK/Ireland Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae I. A hypogaeous Gasteromycete, Sclerogaster macrosporus n.sp., Hawker, L.E., 1951
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/Boletales/Boletaceae/Wakefieldia macrospora/Wakefieldia macrosporaa false truffleepigeousfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeech
fruitbody (hypogeous (shallow)) hypogeous (shallow) fruitbody is associated with UK/Ireland Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae I. A hypogaeous Gasteromycete, Sclerogaster macrosporus n.sp., Hawker, L.E., 1951
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/Boletales/Boletaceae/Wakefieldia macrospora/Wakefieldia macrosporaa false trufflehypogeous (shallow)fruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeech

Wakefieldia macrospora (a false truffle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Wakefieldia macrospora (a false truffle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Hawker, L.E., 1951I. A hypogaeous Gasteromycete, Sclerogaster macrosporus n.sp.HYPOGAEOUS FUNGI TBMS Vol 34 (2): 216-219.
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:
SpeciesWakefieldia macrospora (a false truffle)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives)
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 Wakefieldia macrospora (a false truffle)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hawker, L.E. 1951 I. A hypogaeous Gasteromycete, Sclerogaster macrosporus n.sp. HYPOGAEOUS FUNGI TBMS Vol 34 (2): 216-219.

Wakefieldia macrospora (a false truffle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Wakefieldia macrospora (a false truffle):

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