Bensingtonia ciliata Ingold
(a pucciniomycete)

Interactions where Bensingtonia ciliata 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
parasitises basidiome UK/Ireland Auricularia auricula-judae var lactea Pale Jelly Ear Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Bensingtonia ciliata gen. et sp.nov., a ballistosporic fungus., Ingold, C.T., 1986
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/Agaricostilbales/Agaricostilbaceae/Bensingtonia ciliata/Bensingtonia ciliataa pucciniomycete Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae var. lactea/Auricularia auricula-judae var. lacteapale jelly earbasidiome
is saprobic on debris [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants 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/Agaricostilbales/Agaricostilbaceae/Bensingtonia ciliata/Bensingtonia ciliataa pucciniomycete Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdebris

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ingold, C.T., 1986Bensingtonia ciliata gen. et sp.nov., a ballistosporic fungus.TBMS Vol 86 (2): 325-328.
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

Bensingtonia ciliata (a pucciniomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bensingtonia ciliata (a pucciniomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBensingtonia ciliata (a pucciniomycete)
FamilyAGARICOSTILBACEAE (a family of pucciniomycetes)
OrderAGARICOSTILBALES (an order of pucciniomycetes)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bensingtonia ciliata (a pucciniomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1988 Further observations on Bensingtonia ciliata TBMS Vol 91 (1): 162-166.
Ingold, C.T. 1986 Bensingtonia ciliata gen. et sp.nov., a ballistosporic fungus. TBMS Vol 86 (2): 325-328.

Bensingtonia ciliata (a pucciniomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bensingtonia ciliata (a pucciniomycete):

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