Tomentella italica (Sacc.) M.J. Larsen
(a resupinate fungus)

Interactions where Tomentella italica 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 may be found on dead, fallen, decayed fruitbody			POLYPORALES	polypores		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/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella italica/	Tomentella italica	a resupinate fungus				fruitbody	Fungus / resting place / on			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/	Polyporales	polypores		dead, fallen, decayed		fruitbody	Rare
fruitbody		fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed log (large)			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/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella italica/	Tomentella italica	a resupinate fungus				fruitbody	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead, decayed	log (large)		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed stump			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/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella italica/	Tomentella italica	a resupinate fungus				fruitbody	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead, decayed	stump		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed wood			[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/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella italica/	Tomentella italica	a resupinate fungus				fruitbody	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead, decayed	wood
fruitbody		fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed wood			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/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella italica/	Tomentella italica	a resupinate fungus				fruitbody	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/	Pinopsida	conifers		dead, decayed	wood		Rare

Author & Year	Title	Source
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

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

Tomentella
(a genus of mycorrhizal resupinate fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

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

Tomentella
(a genus of mycorrhizal resupinate fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Tomentella italica (a resupinate fungus)
Genus	Tomentella (a genus of mycorrhizal resupinate fungi)
Family	THELEPHORACEAE (a family of basidiomycete fungi)
Order	THELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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)

Tomentella italica is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Thelephorales)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Thelephorales)
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 Tomentella italica (a resupinate fungus)

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

Tomentella
(a genus of mycorrhizal resupinate fungi)

THELEPHORACEAE
(a family of basidiomycete fungi)

THELEPHORALES
(an order of basidiomycete fungi)

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)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

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

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

Tomentella
(a genus of mycorrhizal resupinate fungi)

THELEPHORACEAE
(a family of basidiomycete fungi)

THELEPHORALES
(an order of basidiomycete fungi)

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)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

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

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