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 aureum	a resupinate fungus		effuse	colony	Alysidium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/	Ilex aquifolium	holly		rotten	wood
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 aureum	a resupinate fungus		effuse	colony	Alysidium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		rotten	wood
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 aureum	a resupinate fungus		effuse	colony	Alysidium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels		rotten	wood
Alysidium anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Alysidium anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood			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 aureum	a resupinate fungus		effuse	colony	Alysidium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		rotten	wood		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood			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 aureum	a resupinate fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		decayed	wood		Major
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 aureum	a resupinate fungus		effuse	colony	Alysidium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		rotten	wood
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 aureum	a resupinate fungus		effuse	colony	Alysidium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		rotten	wood
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 aureum	a resupinate fungus		effuse	colony	Alysidium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/	Sorbus	whitebeams		rotten	wood
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 aureum	a resupinate fungus		effuse	colony	Alysidium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/	Pinus	pines		rotten	wood
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 aureum	a resupinate fungus		effuse	colony	Alysidium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees		rotten	wood

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Botryobasidium
(a genus of resupinate fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Botryobasidium aureum (a resupinate fungus)
Genus	Botryobasidium (a genus of resupinate fungi)
Family	BOTRYOBASIDIACEAE (a family of resupinate fungi)
Order	CANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Botryobasidium aureum is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Cantharellales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Botryobasidium aureum (a resupinate fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	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:

Botryobasidium
(a genus of resupinate fungi)

CANTHARELLALES
(chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Botryobasidium aureum (a resupinate fungus):

Botryobasidium
(a genus of resupinate fungi)

CANTHARELLALES
(chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

BioImages

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

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