Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
(Alder)

Interactions where Alnus glutinosa 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 associate of Poecilium alni White-banded Longhorn Beetle Coleoptera: Cerambycidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Poecilium alni/Poecilium alniwhite-banded longhorn beetle Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder is associated with
is associate of Agelastica alni Alder Leaf Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Agelastica alni/Agelastica alnialder leaf beetle Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder is associated with
is foodplant of larva Luperus flavipes a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Luperus flavipes/Luperus flavipesa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Luperus longicornis a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Luperus longicornis/Luperus longicornisa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Restricted Plagiosterna aenea a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plagiosterna aenea/Plagiosterna aeneaa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderSole larva feeds on
is foodplant of imago Plagiosterna aenea a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plagiosterna aenea/Plagiosterna aeneaa leaf beetleimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder imago feeds on
is foodplant of larva Orchestes testaceus Jumping Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Orchestes testaceus/Orchestes testaceusjumping weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder larva feeds on
is associate of Abdera flexuosa a false darkling beetle Coleoptera: Melandryidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Melandryidae/Abdera flexuosa/Abdera flexuosaa false darkling beetle Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder is associated with
is associate of Calambus bipustulatus a click beetle Coleoptera: Elateridae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Elateridae/Calambus bipustulatus/Calambus bipustulatusa click beetle Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder is associated with
is associate of UK/Ireland Blepharidopterus angulatus Black-kneed Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder is associated with
is associate of UK/IrelandMajor Orthotylus flavinervis a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Orthotylus) flavinervis/Orthotylus (Orthotylus) flavinervisa plantbug or grassbug Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderMajor is associated with
is foodplant of UK/Ireland Orthotylus marginalis Dark Green Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis/Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalisdark green apple capsid Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder feeds on
has sap sucked by adult Compsidolon salicellum a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Notes on the Recording and Identification of Psallus, Nau, B.S., 1984
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellum/Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicelluma plantbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder (7-10)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult UK/Ireland Psallus ambiguus a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Notes on the Recording and Identification of Psallus, Nau, B.S., 1984
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus/Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguusa plantbugadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder (5)6-7(8)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph UK/Ireland Psallus ambiguus a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Notes on the Recording and Identification of Psallus, Nau, B.S., 1984
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus/Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguusa plantbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder (5)nymph sucks sap of
is foodplant of imago UK/Ireland Psallus salicis a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Notes on the Recording and Identification of Psallus, Nau, B.S., 1984
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Psallus (Psallus) salicis/Psallus (Psallus) salicisa plantbugimago Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder (7)8(9)imago feeds on
has sap sucked by nymph Psallus salicis a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Psallus (Psallus) salicis/Psallus (Psallus) salicisa plantbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Psallus salicis a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Psallus (Psallus) salicis/Psallus (Psallus) salicisa plantbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder (late 7-9)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by Foreign Gonocerus acuteangulatus Box Bug Hemiptera: Coreidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Gonocerus acuteangulatus/Gonocerus acuteangulatusbox bug Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder sucks sap of
has sap sucked by Minor Pentatoma rufipes Forest Bug, Red-legged Shield Bug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Pentatoma rufipes/Pentatoma rufipesforest bug, red-legged shield bug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderMinor sucks sap of
may be infected and damaged by Foreign Phytophthora pseudosyringae a blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora pseudosyringae sp. nov., a new species causing root and collar rot of deciduous tree species in Europe, Jung T. et al, 2003
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora pseudosyringae/Phytophthora pseudosyringaea blight Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder infects and damages
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Mycosphaerella conglomerata an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella conglomerata/Mycosphaerella conglomerataan ascomycete Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder parasitises
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe penicillata a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe penicillata/Erysiphe penicillataa powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder parasitises
may be infected and damaged by Armillaria honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/Armillariahoney fungi Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder infects and damages
is associate of fruitbody Hypholoma myosotis Olive Brownie Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Hypholoma myosotis/Hypholoma myosotisolive browniefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder fruitbody is associated with
(fallen, blackened and sclerotified) fallen, blackened and sclerotified female cone may be infected and damaged by 1-2+ apothecium UK/Ireland Ciboria alni Cup Fungus Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae New British Records 134: Ciboria alni (Rostr.) Buchw. in Freesia 3: 235 (1947), Anderson, R., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Ciboria alni/Ciboria alnicup fungus1-2+apothecium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderfallen, blackened and sclerotifiedfemale cone (2-3)1-2+ apothecium infects and damages fallen, blackened and sclerotified female cone
(live) live may have female Thrips alni a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips alni/Thrips alnia thripsfemale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlive (8)female may be found on live
(psyllid-infested) psyllid-infested is associate of larva Meliscaeva auricollis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderpsyllid-infested larva is associated with psyllid-infested
bark bark may have epiphytic colony UK/Ireland Trentepohlia abietina a green alga Trentepohliales: Trentepohliaceae The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles, John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J., 2002
/Plantae/Chlorophyta/Ulvophyceae/Trentepohliales/Trentepohliaceae/Trentepohlia abietina/Trentepohlia abietinaa green algacolony Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderbark colony grows on bark
bark (dead, fungus-killed) dead, fungus-killed bark is decayed by perithecium UK/Ireland Valsalnicola oxystoma an ascomycete fungus Diaporthales: Melanconidaceae Path News Issue 11: July 2005, Forest Research, 2005
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Melanconidaceae/Valsalnicola oxystoma/Valsalnicola oxystomaan ascomycete fungusperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, fungus-killedbark perithecium is saprobic on dead, fungus-killed bark
bark (dead) dead bark is decayed by stroma UK/IrelandMajor Hypocrea alni a stromatic pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Three European species of Hypocrea with reddish brown stromata and green ascospores, Jaklitsch, W.M., Kubicek, C.P. & Druzhinina, I.S., 2008
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypocrea alni/Hypocrea alnia stromatic pyrenomycetestroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdeadbarkMajor stroma is saprobic on dead bark
branch (dead, dry) dead, dry branch is decayed by subepidermal stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Cytospora occulta a stromatic coelomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora occulta/Cytospora occultaa stromatic coelomycetesubepidermalstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, drybranch (3-4)subepidermal stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, dry branch
bud (vegetative) bud (vegetative) may contain larva Temnocerus nanus a leafroller weevil Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Temnocerus nanus/Temnocerus nanusa leafroller weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderbud (vegetative) larva feeds within bud (vegetative)
cambium cambium may contain larva Dryocoetes alni a bark or ambrosia beetle Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dryocoetes alni/Dryocoetes alnia bark or ambrosia beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldercambium larva feeds within cambium
cambium cambium may contain larva Minor Ernoporicus fagi a bark or ambrosia beetle Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Ernoporicus fagi/Ernoporicus fagia bark or ambrosia beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldercambiumMinor larva feeds within cambium
catkin scale (female) (live) live catkin scale (female) is galled by ascoma UK/IrelandMajor Taphrina alni Alder Tongue Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae The recent article on fungus-induced galls…, Anderson, R., 2001
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina alni/Taphrina alnialder tongueascoma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlivecatkin scale (female)Major ascoma causes gall of live catkin scale (female)
catkin (live) live catkin has sap sucked by adult Major Kleidocerys resedae Birch Catkin Bug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Kleidocerys resedae/Kleidocerys resedaebirch catkin bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlivecatkinMajor adult sucks sap of live catkin
catkin (live) live catkin has sap sucked by nymph Major Kleidocerys resedae Birch Catkin Bug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Kleidocerys resedae/Kleidocerys resedaebirch catkin bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlivecatkinMajor nymph sucks sap of live catkin
cone (dead, fallen, decaying) dead, fallen, decaying cone of debris is decayed by fruitbody Mycena rhenana Gall Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena rhenana/Mycena rhenanagall bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, fallen, decayingconedebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decaying cone of debris
leaf leaf is foodplant of adult Captivity Cryptocephalus coryli Hazel Pot Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus coryli/Cryptocephalus corylihazel pot beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced(early 4-)5-6(-12)(early 4-)5-6(-12)adult feeds on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/IrelandRestricted Anoplus roboris a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anoplus roboris/Anoplus roborisa weevillarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is rolled by larva Deporaus betulae Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Deporaus betulae/Deporaus betulaebirch leaf-roller, birch leaf rollerlarva Foodplant / roller /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderleaf larva rolls leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Monsoma pulveratum a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Monsoma pulveratum/Monsoma pulveratuma sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Eriocampa ovata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Eriocampa ovata/Eriocampa ovataa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Euura glutinosae a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Euura glutinosae/Euura glutinosaea sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Euura pavida a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Euura pavida/Euura pavidaa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf (dead, fallen, decaying) dead, fallen, decaying leaf of debris is decayed by fruitbody Mycena rhenana Gall Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena rhenana/Mycena rhenanagall bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, fallen, decayingleafdebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decaying leaf of debris
leaf (dead, rotting) dead, rotting leaf is decayed by Cryptococcus aquaticus a basidiomycete yeast Tremellales: Tremellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Cryptococcus aquaticus/Cryptococcus aquaticusa basidiomycete yeast Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, rottingleaf is saprobic on dead, rotting leaf
leaf (enlarged, thickened, blistered, rather brittle, incurved) enlarged, thickened, blistered, rather brittle, incurved leaf of esp. sucker shoots is galled by amphigenous ascoma UK/Ireland Taphrina tosquinetii Alder Wrinkle Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina tosquinetii/Taphrina tosquinetiialder wrinkleamphigenousascoma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderenlarged, thickened, blistered, rather brittle, incurvedleafesp. sucker shoots (6-9)amphigenous ascoma causes gall of enlarged, thickened, blistered, rather brittle, incurved leaf of esp. sucker shoots
leaf (fallen) fallen leaf is grazed by mobile cased larva Captivity Cryptocephalus coryli Hazel Pot Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus coryli/Cryptocephalus corylihazel pot beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderfallenleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedlarva grazes in mobile case on fallen leaf
leaf (live, curled) live, curled leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous ascoma UK/Ireland Taphrina sadebeckii a tongue fungus Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina sadebeckii/Taphrina sadebeckiia tongue fungushypophyllousascoma Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlive, curledleaf hypophyllous ascoma parasitises live, curled leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by web-dwelling communal caterpillar Malacosoma neustria The Lackey Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Malacosoma neustria/Malacosoma neustriathe lackeycommunalcaterpillar Foodplant / web feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveleaf communal caterpillar feeds from web on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, effuse colony of Passalora dematiaceous anamorph UK/IrelandRestricted Passalora bacilligera a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Passalora bacilligera/Passalora bacilligeraa dematiaceous anamorphic fungushypophyllous, effusecolonyPassalora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveleafSole hypophyllous, effuse colony of Passalora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia alnicola var alnicola an anamorphic ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia alnicola var. alnicola/Ramularia alnicola var. alnicolaan anamorphic ascomyceteamphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, scattered, semi-immersed, minute, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria alnicola a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria alnicola/Septoria alnicolaa leaf-spot fungusepiphyllous, scattered, semi-immersed, minute, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveleaf (10)epiphyllous, scattered, semi-immersed, minute, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous UK/Ireland Phyllactinia alnicola Alder Mildew, Alder Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae The Powdery Mildews (Erysiphales) of Wales: An Identification Guide and Census Catalogue, Chater, A.O. & Woods, R.G., 2019
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Phyllactinia alnicola/Phyllactinia alnicolaalder mildew, alder powdery mildewhypophyllous Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveleaf hypophyllous parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal telium Xenophagous Melampsoridium betulinum Birch Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium betulinum/Melampsoridium betulinumbirch rusthypophyllous, subepidermaltelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveleafXenophagous hypophyllous, subepidermal telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Xenophagous Melampsoridium betulinum Birch Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium betulinum/Melampsoridium betulinumbirch rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveleafXenophagous (8-10)hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups telium Melampsoridium hiratsukanum Alder Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Differentiating characteristics between Melampsoridium rusts infecting birch and alder leaves, Kurkela, T., Hanso, M & Hantula, J., 1999
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium hiratsukanum/Melampsoridium hiratsukanumalder rusthypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groupstelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveleaf hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups uredium Melampsoridium hiratsukanum Alder Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae First record of Melampsoridium hiratsukanum on alder in Norway, Gjaerum, H.B., Lye, K.A. & Solheim, H., 2004
Differentiating characteristics between Melampsoridium rusts infecting birch and alder leaves, Kurkela, T., Hanso, M & Hantula, J., 1999
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
First report of Melampsoridium hiratsukanum on common alder in Hungary, Szabó, I., 2002
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium hiratsukanum/Melampsoridium hiratsukanumalder rusthypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groupsuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveleaf hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (small, yellow, prematurely falling) small, yellow, prematurely falling leaf may be infected and damaged by Major Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004 Alder Blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora Disease of Alder, Webber, J., Gibbs, J. & Hendry, S., 2004
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004/Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004alder blight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldersmall, yellow, prematurely fallingleafMajor infects and damages small, yellow, prematurely falling leaf
root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody Gyrodon lividus Alder Bolete Boletales: Paxillaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Gyrodon lividus/Gyrodon lividusalder boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveroot fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root
root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody UK/Ireland Paxillus rubicundulus Alder Rollrim Boletales: Paxillaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Paxillus rubicundulus/Paxillus rubicundulusalder rollrimfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliveroot fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root
root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody QuestionableRestricted Lactarius lilacinus Lilac Milkcap Russulales: Russulaceae 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/Russulales/Russulaceae/Lactarius lilacinus/Lactarius lilacinuslilac milkcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderliverootSole fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root
shoot (young) (live, distorted) live, distorted shoot (young) of esp. sucker shoots is galled by amphigenous ascoma Major Taphrina tosquinetii Alder Wrinkle Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina tosquinetii/Taphrina tosquinetiialder wrinkleamphigenousascoma Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlive, distortedshoot (young)esp. sucker shootsMajor (6-9)amphigenous ascoma causes gall of live, distorted shoot (young) of esp. sucker shoots
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Pulvinaria vitis Woolly Vine Scale Insect, Woolly Currant Scale Insect Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Pulvinaria vitis/Pulvinaria vitiswoolly vine scale insect, woolly currant scale insect Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlivestem (5-6)sucks sap of live stem
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Chionaspis salicis Willow Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Diaspididae/Chionaspis salicis/Chionaspis saliciswillow scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlivestem sucks sap of live stem
trunk trunk is decayed by fruitbody Major Mensularia radiata Alder Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Mensularia radiata/Mensularia radiataalder bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldertrunkMajor fruitbody is saprobic on trunk
trunk (fallen) fallen trunk is decayed by fruitbody Ceraceomyces borealis a resupinate fungus Amylocorticiales: Amylocorticiaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 139: Ceraceomyces borealis (Romell) J. Erikss. & Ryvarden …, Legon, N.W., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Amylocorticiales/Amylocorticiaceae/Ceraceomyces borealis/Ceraceomyces borealisa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderfallentrunk fruitbody is saprobic on fallen trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Foreign Phellinus alni (A Bracket Fungus) Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/Phellinus alni(a bracket fungus)fruitbody Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlivetrunk fruitbody parasitises live trunk
trunk (tarry spotted) tarry spotted trunk may be infected and damaged by Major Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004 Alder Blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora Disease of Alder, Webber, J., Gibbs, J. & Hendry, S., 2004
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004/Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004alder blight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldertarry spottedtrunkMajor infects and damages tarry spotted trunk
twig (1-2 years old) twig (1-2 years old) is galled by egg UK/Ireland Blepharidopterus angulatus Black-kneed Apple Capsid Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsidegg Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldertwig (1-2 years old) egg causes gall of twig (1-2 years old)
twig (corticate (thin)) corticate (thin) twig is decayed by stroma UK/IrelandMajor Hypocrea alni a stromatic pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Three European species of Hypocrea with reddish brown stromata and green ascospores, Jaklitsch, W.M., Kubicek, C.P. & Druzhinina, I.S., 2008
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypocrea alni/Hypocrea alnia stromatic pyrenomycetestroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldercorticate (thin)twigMajor stroma is saprobic on corticate (thin) twig
twig (dead, dry) dead, dry twig is decayed by scattered or gregarious, erumpent through a short slit pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Diaporthe alnea a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe alnea/Diaporthe alneaa valsoid pyrenomycetescattered or gregarious, erumpent through a short slitpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, drytwig (5-6)scattered or gregarious, erumpent through a short slit pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, dry twig
twig (dead, fallen, decaying) dead, fallen, decaying twig of debris is decayed by fruitbody Mycena rhenana Gall Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena rhenana/Mycena rhenanagall bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdead, fallen, decayingtwigdebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decaying twig of debris
twig (live, with white wax tufts) live, with white wax tufts twig has sap sucked by nymph Psylla alni s.l. alder psyllid Hemiptera: Psyllidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Psylla alni s.l./Psylla alni s.l.alder psyllidnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlive, with white wax tuftstwig (late 5-)nymph sucks sap of live, with white wax tufts twig
wood wood is decayed by superficial stroma ForeignMajor Daldinia petriniae Alder Cramp-ball Xylariales: Xylariaceae Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and allies, Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T, 2001
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia petriniae/Daldinia petriniaealder cramp-ballsuperficialstroma Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderwoodMajor superficial stroma is saprobic on wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by stroma UK/IrelandMajor Hypocrea alni a stromatic pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Three European species of Hypocrea with reddish brown stromata and green ascospores, Jaklitsch, W.M., Kubicek, C.P. & Druzhinina, I.S., 2008
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypocrea alni/Hypocrea alnia stromatic pyrenomycetestroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderdeadwoodMajor stroma is saprobic on dead wood
wood (sodden, decaying) sodden, decaying wood is decayed by superficial, granular Aegerita anamorph UK/Ireland Bulbillomyces farinosus Couscous Crust Polyporales: Meruliaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Julich, Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bulbillomyces farinosus/Bulbillomyces farinosuscouscous crustsuperficial, granularAegerita anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldersodden, decayingwood superficial, granular Aegerita anamorph is saprobic on sodden, decaying wood
wood (sodden, decaying) sodden, decaying wood is decayed by effused fruitbody UK/Ireland Bulbillomyces farinosus Couscous Crust Polyporales: Meruliaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 140: Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Julich, Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bulbillomyces farinosus/Bulbillomyces farinosuscouscous crusteffusedfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldersodden, decayingwood effused fruitbody is saprobic on sodden, decaying wood

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Alnus glutinosa (Alder) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlnus glutinosa (Alder)
GenusAlnus (alders)
FamilyBETULACEAE (birches, hazels, hornbeams and alders)
OrderFAGALES (forest trees)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alnus glutinosa (Alder)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource

Plant Pathology

Ingold, C.T. 1942 Aquatic hyphomycetes of decaying Alder leaves TBMS Vol 25(4): 339-417, 6 Plates.

Alnus glutinosa (Alder) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Plant Pathology

Goncalves, A.L. Graca, M.A.S. & Canhoto, C. 2013 The effect of temperature on leaf decomposition and diversity of associated aquatic hyphomycetes depends on the substrate FungEcol Vol 06 (6): 546-553.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Alnus glutinosa (Alder):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 40 images of Alnus glutinosa (Alder)
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