Heterogastridium pycnidioideum Oberw. & R. Bauer
(a urediniomycete)

Interactions where Heterogastridium pycnidioideum 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
Hyalopycnis coelomycetous anamorph (solitary or gregarious) solitary or gregarious pycnidium of Hyalopycnis coelomycetous anamorph parasitises old, moribund fruitbody UK/Ireland Russula adusta Winecork Brittlegill Russulales: Russulaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Microbotryomycetes/Heterogastridiales/Heterogastridiaceae/Heterogastridium pycnidioideum/Heterogastridium pycnidioideuma urediniomycetesolitary or gregariouspycnidiumHyalopycnis coelomycetous anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula adusta/Russula adustawinecork brittlegillold, moribundfruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

Heterogastridium pycnidioideum (a urediniomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Heterogastridium pycnidioideum (a urediniomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHeterogastridium pycnidioideum (a urediniomycete)
FamilyHETEROGASTRIDIACEAE (a family of urediniomycete fungi)
OrderHETEROGASTRIDIALES (an order of microbotryan fungi)
ClassMICROBOTRYOMYCETES (microbotrian fungi)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Heterogastridium pycnidioideum (a urediniomycete)

Heterogastridium pycnidioideum (a urediniomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Heterogastridium pycnidioideum (a urediniomycete):

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