Tremella polyporina D.A. Reid
(a brain fungus)

Interactions where Tremella polyporina 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
basidiome (internal) internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome Foreign Antrodia sinuosa a bracket fungus Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella polyporina/Tremella polyporinaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia sinuosa/Antrodia sinuosaa bracket funguslivehymeniumbasidiome
basidiome (internal) internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome Postia a genus of bracket fungi Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella polyporina/Tremella polyporinaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia/Postiaa genus of bracket fungilivehymeniumbasidiome
basidiome (internal) internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome UK/Ireland Postia balsamea a bracket fungus Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella polyporina/Tremella polyporinaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia balsamea/Postia balsameaa bracket funguslivehymeniumbasidiome
basidiome (internal) internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome UK/Ireland Postia caesia Conifer Blueing Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella polyporina/Tremella polyporinaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia caesia/Postia caesiaconifer blueing bracketlivehymeniumbasidiome
basidiome (internal) internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome UK/Ireland Postia subcaesia Blueing Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella polyporina/Tremella polyporinaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia subcaesia/Postia subcaesiablueing bracketlivehymeniumbasidiome
basidiome (internal) internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome UK/Ireland Postia stiptica Bitter Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella polyporina/Tremella polyporinaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia stiptica/Postia stipticabitter bracketlivehymeniumbasidiome
basidiome (internal) internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome UK/IrelandMajor Postia tephroleuca Greying Bracket, Greyling Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella polyporina/Tremella polyporinaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia tephroleuca/Postia tephroleucagreying bracket, greyling bracketlivehymeniumbasidiomeMajor
basidiome (internal) internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome UK/Ireland Postia wakefieldiae a bracket fungus Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella polyporina/Tremella polyporinaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia wakefieldiae/Postia wakefieldiaea bracket funguslivehymeniumbasidiome

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
Roberts, P., 2007British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporinaField Mycology Vol 8 (4): 127-133.

Tremella polyporina (a brain fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tremella polyporina (a brain fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTremella polyporina (a brain fungus)
GenusTremella (a genus of fungal-parasite brain fungi)
FamilyTREMELLACEAE (a family of jelly fungi)
OrderTREMELLALES (an order of jelly fungi)
ClassTREMELLOMYCETES (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 Tremella polyporina (a brain fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Reid, D.A. 1970 New or Interesting records of British Hymenomycetes. IV TBMS Vol 55 (3): 413-441.
Roberts, P. 2007 British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina Field Mycology Vol 8 (4): 127-133.

Tremella polyporina (a brain 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 Tremella polyporina (a brain fungus):

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