Daedalea quercina (L.) Pers.
(Oak Mazegill)

Interactions where Daedalea quercina 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
bracket bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood UK/Ireland BetulaQuestionable birches Fagales: Betulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 136: Daedalea quercina, Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegillbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirches?hard, barely decayedwood
bracket bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood UK/IrelandMinor Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 136: Daedalea quercina, Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegillbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnuthard, barely decayedwoodMinor
bracket bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood UK/Ireland Fagus sylvaticaQuestionable Beech Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 136: Daedalea quercina, Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegillbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeech?hard, barely decayedwood
bracket bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood UK/IrelandMajor Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 136: Daedalea quercina, Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegillbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakshard, barely decayedwoodMajor
bracket bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood UK/Ireland FraxinusQuestionable 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegillbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashes?hard, barely decayedwood
bracket bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood UK/Ireland PopulusQuestionable poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae 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/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegillbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplars?hard, barely decayedwood
bracket bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood UK/Ireland Ulmus proceraQuestionable English Elm Rosales: Ulmaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 136: Daedalea quercina, Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegillbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus procera/Ulmus proceraenglish elm?hard, barely decayedwood
bracket bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood UK/Ireland Acer campestreQuestionable Field Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegillbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer campestre/Acer campestrefield maple?hard, barely decayedwood
bracket bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood UK/Ireland AesculusQuestionable horse chestnuts Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegillbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnuts?hard, barely decayedwood

Interactions where Daedalea quercina 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').

Filters:

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 galled by larva DIPTERA two-winged flies Gall development in Fungi, Evans, R.E., 1979
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Dipteratwo-winged flieslarva Fungus / gall /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Daedalea quercina/Daedalea quercinaoak mazegill larva causes galls on

Author & YearTitleSource
Evans, R.E., 1979Gall development in FungiBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (2): 131-132.
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
Legon, N.W., 2006Profiles of Fungi No. 136: Daedalea quercinaMycologist Vol 19 (1): 44.

Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDaedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)
GenusDaedalea (a genus of fungi)
FamilyFOMITOPSIDACEAE (a family of bracket 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. 2006 Profiles of Fungi No. 136: Daedalea quercina Mycologist Vol 19 (1): 44.

Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Findlay, W.P.K. 1951 A note on the fungi of less common occurrence in houses TBMS Vol 34 (1): 35-37, Plate 3.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 19 images of Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)

A common bracket fungus on broad-leaved trees, especially Quercus. A medium-sized species with a hard corky texture that is slow to decay. Unlike most bracket fungi which have pores, this species has thick corky gill-like plates.

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