Hypomyces aurantius (Pers.) Fuckel
(Orange Polypore Mould)

Interactions where Hypomyces aurantius 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
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old fruitbody			AGARICALES	mushrooms and toadstools		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/	Agaricales	mushrooms and toadstools		old		fruitbody
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old fruitbody			AGARICALES	mushrooms and toadstools		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/	Agaricales	mushrooms and toadstools		old		fruitbody
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old fruitbody			Armillaria mellea	Honey Fungus	Agaricales: Physalacriaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria mellea/	Armillaria mellea	honey fungus		old		fruitbody	Major
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old fruitbody			Armillaria mellea	Honey Fungus	Agaricales: Physalacriaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria mellea/	Armillaria mellea	honey fungus		old		fruitbody	Major
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old fruitbody			POLYPORALES	polypores		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/	Polyporales	polypores		old		fruitbody
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old fruitbody			POLYPORALES	polypores		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/	Polyporales	polypores		old		fruitbody
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old bracket			Fomitopsis betulina	Birch Polypore, Razorstrop Fungus	Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Fomitopsis betulina/	Fomitopsis betulina	birch polypore, razorstrop fungus		old		bracket	Major
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old bracket			Fomitopsis betulina	Birch Polypore, Razorstrop Fungus	Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Fomitopsis betulina/	Fomitopsis betulina	birch polypore, razorstrop fungus		old		bracket	Major
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old bracket			Ischnoderma benzoinum	Benzoin Bracket	Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Ischnoderma benzoinum/	Ischnoderma benzoinum	benzoin bracket		old		bracket	Major
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old bracket			Ischnoderma benzoinum	Benzoin Bracket	Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Ischnoderma benzoinum/	Ischnoderma benzoinum	benzoin bracket		old		bracket	Major
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old bracket			Phaeolus schweinitzii	Dyer’s Bracket, Dyer’s Mazegill	Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Phaeolus schweinitzii/	Phaeolus schweinitzii	dyer's bracket, dyer's mazegill		old		bracket	Major
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old bracket			Phaeolus schweinitzii	Dyer’s Bracket, Dyer’s Mazegill	Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Phaeolus schweinitzii/	Phaeolus schweinitzii	dyer's bracket, dyer's mazegill		old		bracket	Major
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old bracket			Bjerkandera adusta	Smoky Bracket	Polyporales: Meruliaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bjerkandera adusta/	Bjerkandera adusta	smoky bracket		old		bracket	Major
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old bracket			Bjerkandera adusta	Smoky Bracket	Polyporales: Meruliaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Bjerkandera adusta/	Bjerkandera adusta	smoky bracket		old		bracket	Major
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old bracket			Polyporus badius	Bay Polypore	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus badius/	Polyporus badius	bay polypore		old		bracket	Major
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old bracket			Polyporus badius	Bay Polypore	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus badius/	Polyporus badius	bay polypore		old		bracket	Major
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old bracket			Polyporus squamosus	Dryad’s Saddle	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus squamosus/	Polyporus squamosus	dryad’s saddle		old	bracket		Major
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old bracket			Polyporus squamosus	Dryad’s Saddle	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus squamosus/	Polyporus squamosus	dryad’s saddle		old	bracket		Major
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old bracket			Trametes gibbosa	Lumpy Bracket	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes gibbosa/	Trametes gibbosa	lumpy bracket		old		bracket	Major
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old bracket			Trametes gibbosa	Lumpy Bracket	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes gibbosa/	Trametes gibbosa	lumpy bracket		old		bracket	Major
Cladobotryum anamorph		Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old bracket			Trametes versicolor	Turkeytail	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould				Cladobotryum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/	Trametes versicolor	turkeytail		old		bracket	Major
perithecium (subiculate)		subiculate perithecium parasitises old bracket			Trametes versicolor	Turkeytail	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/	Hypomyces aurantius	orange polypore mould		subiculate		perithecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/	Trametes versicolor	turkeytail		old		bracket	Major

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould)
Genus	Hypomyces (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	HYPOCREACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
Order	HYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hypomyces aurantius is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
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 Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould)

Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HYPOCREACEAE
(a family of pyrenomycetes)

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould):

Hypomyces
(a genus of ascomycetes)

HYPOCREACEAE
(a family of pyrenomycetes)

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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