Descolea alba (Klotzsch) Kuhar, Nouhra & M.E. Sm.
(a truffle)

Interactions where Descolea alba 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 (hypogeous) hypogeous fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with root UK/IrelandRestricted Eucalyptus gums, gumtrees Myrtales: Myrtaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 118: Hymenangium album Klotzsch, Roberts, P.J., 2000
Eucalypt associates, Watling, R., 1988
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Descolea alba/Descolea albaa trufflehypogeousfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Eucalyptus/Eucalyptusgums, gumtreesrootSole
mycelium mycelium is ectomycorrhizal with root UK/IrelandRestricted Eucalyptus gums, gumtrees Myrtales: Myrtaceae A few exotic mycorrhizal fungi dominate eucalypts planted in England, Pennington, H.G., Bidartondo, M.I. & Barsoum, N., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Descolea alba/Descolea albaa trufflemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Eucalyptus/Eucalyptusgums, gumtreesrootSole

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
Pennington, H.G., Bidartondo, M.I. & Barsoum, N., 2011A few exotic mycorrhizal fungi dominate eucalypts planted in EnglandFungEcol Vol 04 (4): 299-302.
Roberts, P.J., 2000Profiles of Fungi No. 118: Hymenangium album KlotzschMycologist Vol 14 (4): 160.
Watling, R., 1988Eucalypt associatesMycologist Vol 02 (2): 73-74.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDescolea alba (a truffle)
GenusDescolea (a genus of fungi)
FamilyCORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
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 Descolea alba (a truffle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Lago-Alvarez, M. & Castro, M.L. 2004 Macrobasidiomicetos asociados a Eucalyptus en la Península Ibérica Fungi Non Delineati Pars XXVII.
Roberts, P.J. 2000 Profiles of Fungi No. 118: Hymenangium album Klotzsch Mycologist Vol 14 (4): 160.
Watling, R. 1988 Eucalypt associates Mycologist Vol 02 (2): 73-74.

Descolea alba (a 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 Descolea alba (a truffle):

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