Tomentella punicea (Alb. & Schwein.) J. Schröt.
(a resupinate fungus)

Interactions where Tomentella punicea 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, decayed wood Major 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/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella punicea/Tomentella puniceaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed wood Minor 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella punicea/Tomentella puniceaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, decayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed wood Minor Salix willows 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/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella punicea/Tomentella puniceaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdead, decayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed liana Rare Clematis vitalba Traveller’s Joy, Traveller’s-joy Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae 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 punicea/Tomentella puniceaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Clematis vitalba/Clematis vitalbatraveller’s joy, traveller's-joydead, decayedlianaRare
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 punicea/Tomentella puniceaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedwood

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTomentella punicea (a resupinate fungus)
GenusTomentella (a genus of mycorrhizal resupinate fungi)
FamilyTHELEPHORACEAE (a family of basidiomycete fungi)
OrderTHELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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 Tomentella punicea (a resupinate fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Wakefield, E.M. 1914 Notes on British Thelephoraceae TBMS Vol 05: 474-481.

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

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

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