Tomentella lapida (Pers.) Stalpers
(a resupinate fungus)

Interactions where Tomentella lapida 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
(live) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with root of seed (germinating) UK/Ireland Cephalanthera longifolia Sword-leaved Helleborine, Narrow-leaved Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella lapida/Tomentella lapidaa resupinate funguslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cephalanthera longifolia/Cephalanthera longifoliasword-leaved helleborine, narrow-leaved helleborinerootseed (germinating)
(live) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with root of seedling UK/Ireland Cephalanthera longifolia Sword-leaved Helleborine, Narrow-leaved Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella lapida/Tomentella lapidaa resupinate funguslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cephalanthera longifolia/Cephalanthera longifoliasword-leaved helleborine, narrow-leaved helleborinerootseedling
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 lapida/Tomentella lapidaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedwood

Author & YearTitleSource
Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and developmentMolecular Ecology Vol 17: 3707-3716.
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 lapida (a resupinate fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTomentella lapida (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 lapida (a resupinate fungus)

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

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

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