Stereum Hill ex Pers.
(curtain crusts)

Interactions where Stereum 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
(live)		live mycelium is parasitised by basidiocarp			Phaeotremella foliacea	Leafy Brain	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/Phaeotremella foliacea/	Phaeotremella foliacea	leafy brain				basidiocarp	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts		live		mycelium				basidiocarp parasitises live mycelium
fruitbody		fruitbody may contain larva			Cis bidentatus	a small fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Ciidae	The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Cis bidentatus/	Cis bidentatus	a small fungus beetle				larva	Fungus / internal feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts			fruitbody					larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody		fruitbody may contain larva			Cis bilamellatus	a small fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Ciidae	The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Cis bilamellatus/	Cis bilamellatus	a small fungus beetle				larva	Fungus / internal feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts			fruitbody					larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody		fruitbody may contain larva			Cis castaneus	a small fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Ciidae	The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Cis castaneus/	Cis castaneus	a small fungus beetle				larva	Fungus / internal feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts			fruitbody					larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody		fruitbody may contain larva			Cis festivus	a small fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Ciidae	The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Cis festivus/	Cis festivus	a small fungus beetle				larva	Fungus / internal feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts			fruitbody		Major			larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody		fruitbody may contain larva			Cis pygmaeus	a small fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Ciidae	The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Cis pygmaeus/	Cis pygmaeus	a small fungus beetle				larva	Fungus / internal feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts			fruitbody		Major			larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody		fruitbody may contain larva			Ennearthron cornutum	a small fungus beetle	Coleoptera: Ciidae	The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Ennearthron cornutum/	Ennearthron cornutum	a small fungus beetle				larva	Fungus / internal feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts			fruitbody					larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody		fruitbody is parasitised by gregarious apothecium			Pyrenopeziza kolaensis	a discomycete	Helotiales: Dermateaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza kolaensis/	Pyrenopeziza kolaensis	a discomycete		gregarious		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts			fruitbody					gregarious apothecium parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody		fruitbody is parasitised by apothecium			Cistellina stereicola	a discomycete	Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Cistellina stereicola/	Cistellina stereicola	a discomycete				apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts			fruitbody					apothecium parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody (live)		live fruitbody is food source of larva II			Hoplothrips pedicularius	Curtain Crust Thrips	Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae	Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips pedicularius/	Hoplothrips pedicularius	curtain crust thrips				larva II	Fungus / feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts		live	fruitbody				(1-12)	larva II feeds on live fruitbody
fruitbody (live)		live fruitbody is food source of larva V			Hoplothrips pedicularius	Curtain Crust Thrips	Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae	Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips pedicularius/	Hoplothrips pedicularius	curtain crust thrips				larva V	Fungus / feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts		live	fruitbody				(5-7)	larva V feeds on live fruitbody
fruitbody (live)		live fruitbody is food source of male macropter			Hoplothrips pedicularius	Curtain Crust Thrips	Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae	Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips pedicularius/	Hoplothrips pedicularius	curtain crust thrips				male macropter	Fungus / feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts		live	fruitbody				(6-8)	male macropter feeds on live fruitbody
fruitbody (live)		live fruitbody is food source of female macropter			Hoplothrips pedicularius	Curtain Crust Thrips	Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae	Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips pedicularius/	Hoplothrips pedicularius	curtain crust thrips				female macropter	Fungus / feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts		live	fruitbody				(3-7)	female macropter feeds on live fruitbody
fruitbody (live)		live fruitbody is food source of male micropter			Hoplothrips pedicularius	Curtain Crust Thrips	Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae	Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips pedicularius/	Hoplothrips pedicularius	curtain crust thrips				male micropter	Fungus / feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts		live	fruitbody				(1-9)	male micropter feeds on live fruitbody
fruitbody (live)		live fruitbody is food source of female micropter			Hoplothrips pedicularius	Curtain Crust Thrips	Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae	Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips pedicularius/	Hoplothrips pedicularius	curtain crust thrips				female micropter	Fungus / feeder		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum/	Stereum	curtain crusts		live	fruitbody				(1-9)	female micropter feeds on live fruitbody

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Kirk, W.D.J., 1996	Thrips	Naturalists' Handbooks, 25, 70pp, 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
Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010	The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact	Biological Invasions Vol 12: 515-530.

Stereum (curtain crusts) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Stereum (curtain crusts) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Corticioid fungi
(whitewash fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

Subtaxon				Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of interactions	No of references
Stereum gausapatum Bleeding Oak Crust				Species		4 trophisms
Stereum hirsutum Hairy Curtain Crust				Species		15 trophisms	1 references
Stereum rameale a curtain crust				Species		12 trophisms
Stereum rugosum Bleeding Broadleaf Crust				Species		8 trophisms
Stereum sanguinolentum Bleeding Conifer Crust, Red Rot (Of Conifers) - causative organism				Species		8 trophisms	1 references
Stereum subtomentosum Yellow Curtain Crust, Yellowing Curtain Crust				Species		18 trophisms

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Genus	Stereum (curtain crusts)
Family	STEREACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
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)

Stereum is also a member of:
Corticioid fungi - whitewash fungi (via Stereaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
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 Stereum (curtain crusts)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
()	Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L.	1984	The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 7 Schizopora - Suillosporium	Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 7, Fungiflora

Stereum (curtain crusts) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Corticioid fungi
(whitewash fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Chemistry
Ainsworth, A.M., Rayner, A.D.M., Broxholme, S.J., Beeching, J.R., Pryke, J.A., Scard, P.R., Berriman, J., Powell, K.A., Floyd, A.J. & Branch, S.K.	1990	Production and properties of the sesquiterpene, ( + )-torreyol, in degenerative mycelial interactions between strains of Stereum	Mycol. Res. Vol 94 (6).

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Stereum (curtain crusts):

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Corticioid fungi
(whitewash fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

BioImages

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