Hypochnicium punctulatum (Cooke) J. Erikss.
(a resupinate basidiomycete)

Interactions where Hypochnicium punctulatum 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 fruitbody is saprobic on dead fruitbody POLYPORALES polypores 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium punctulatum/Hypochnicium punctulatuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdeadfruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium punctulatum/Hypochnicium punctulatuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheatherdeadstem
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium punctulatum/Hypochnicium punctulatuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, fallen, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed litter [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium punctulatum/Hypochnicium punctulatuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, fallen, decayedlitter

Interactions where Hypochnicium punctulatum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
is parasitised by effuse colony of Pleurophragmium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Spadicoides xylogena a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Sordariales: Helminthosphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Spadicoides xylogena/Spadicoides xylogenaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyPleurophragmium dematiaceous anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium punctulatum/Hypochnicium punctulatuma resupinate basidiomycete effuse colony of Pleurophragmium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, 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

Hypochnicium punctulatum (a resupinate basidiomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypochnicium punctulatum (a resupinate basidiomycete) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypochnicium punctulatum (a resupinate basidiomycete)
GenusHypochnicium (a genus of resupinate fungi)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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)
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Hypochnicium punctulatum (a resupinate basidiomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hypochnicium punctulatum (a resupinate basidiomycete):

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