Botryobasidium aureum Parmasto
(a resupinate fungus)

Interactions where Botryobasidium aureum 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
Alysidium anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Ilex aquifolium Holly Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate funguseffusecolonyAlysidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/Ilex aquifoliumhollyrottenwood
Alysidium anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate funguseffusecolonyAlysidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesrottenwood
Alysidium anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate funguseffusecolonyAlysidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/Corylushazelsrottenwood
Alysidium anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood UK/IrelandMajor Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate funguseffusecolonyAlysidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesrottenwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/IrelandMajor Fagus beeches 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/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesdecayedwoodMajor
Alysidium anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate funguseffusecolonyAlysidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksrottenwood
Alysidium anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate funguseffusecolonyAlysidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesrottenwood
Alysidium anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Sorbus whitebeams Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate funguseffusecolonyAlysidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/Sorbuswhitebeamsrottenwood
Alysidium anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate funguseffusecolonyAlysidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesrottenwood
Alysidium anamorph (effuse) effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium aureum/Botryobasidium aureuma resupinate funguseffusecolonyAlysidium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesrottenwood

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

Botryobasidium aureum (a resupinate fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Botryobasidium aureum (a resupinate fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBotryobasidium aureum (a resupinate fungus)
GenusBotryobasidium (a genus of resupinate fungi)
FamilyBOTRYOBASIDIACEAE (a family of resupinate fungi)
OrderCANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
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 Botryobasidium aureum (a resupinate fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2000 Introduction to Corticioid Fungi Field Mycology Vol 1 (1): 12-19.

Botryobasidium aureum (a resupinate 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 Botryobasidium aureum (a resupinate fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Botryobasidium aureum (a resupinate fungus)

Forms small pale gold tufts on very rotten broadleaved wood. Microscopically it has chains of limoniform conidia.

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