Botryobasidium ellipsosporum Hol.-Jech.
(a resupinate fungus)

Interactions where Botryobasidium ellipsosporum 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 decayed wood UK/IrelandMinor Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae 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 ellipsosporum/Botryobasidium ellipsosporuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/FraxinusashesdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/IrelandMinor Sorbus aucuparia Rowan, Mountain Ash Rosales: Rosaceae 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 ellipsosporum/Botryobasidium ellipsosporuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus aucuparia/Sorbus aucupariarowan, mountain ashdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/IrelandMinor Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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 ellipsosporum/Botryobasidium ellipsosporuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/UlmuselmsdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/IrelandMinor [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous 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/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium ellipsosporum/Botryobasidium ellipsosporuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/IrelandMajor PINOPSIDA conifers 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 ellipsosporum/Botryobasidium ellipsosporuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersdecayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/IrelandMajor Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae 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 ellipsosporum/Botryobasidium ellipsosporuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedecayedwoodMajor

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBotryobasidium ellipsosporum (a resupinate fungus)
GenusBotryobasidium (a genus of resupinate fungi)
FamilyBOTRYOBASIDIACEAE (a family of resupinate fungi)
OrderCANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
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 Botryobasidium ellipsosporum (a resupinate fungus)

Botryobasidium ellipsosporum (a resupinate fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

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