Auriscalpium vulgare Gray
(Earpick Fungus)

Interactions where Auriscalpium vulgare 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 is saprobic on decayed, buried or partly buried cone UK/Ireland AbiesQuestionable firs Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Russulales/Auriscalpiaceae/Auriscalpium vulgare/Auriscalpium vulgareearpick fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirs?decayed, buried or partly buriedcone
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, buried or partly buried cone UK/Ireland LarixQuestionable larches Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Russulales/Auriscalpiaceae/Auriscalpium vulgare/Auriscalpium vulgareearpick fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarches?decayed, buried or partly buriedcone
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, buried or partly buried cone UK/IrelandRestricted Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Russulales/Auriscalpiaceae/Auriscalpium vulgare/Auriscalpium vulgareearpick fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdecayed, buried or partly buriedconeSole
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, buried or partly buried cone UK/IrelandMajor Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Russulales/Auriscalpiaceae/Auriscalpium vulgare/Auriscalpium vulgareearpick fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedecayed, buried or partly buriedconeMajor

Interactions where Auriscalpium vulgare 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 fruitbody is parasitised by fruitbody Rare Limonomyces culmigenus a basidiomycete fungus Corticiales: Corticiaceae 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/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Limonomyces culmigenus/Limonomyces culmigenusa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Auriscalpiaceae/Auriscalpium vulgare/Auriscalpium vulgareearpick funguslivefruitbodyRare fruitbody parasitises live fruitbody

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

Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAuriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
FamilyAURISCALPIACEAE (a family of basidiomycetes)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
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 Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G. 2000 A field key to British non-resupinate hydnoid fungi Field Mycology Vol 1 (3): 99-104, rear cover.
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. 1975 Die Terrestriche Stachelpilze Europas (The terrestial Hydnums of Europe)

Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick 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 Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 49 images of Auriscalpium vulgare (Earpick Fungus)
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