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Schizophyllum commune Fr., 1821 (Splitgill)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Schizophyllum commune	Fruitbody	26 October 2006	Cardigan	Wales	4
Schizophyllum commune	Fruitbody	11 February 1999	Berks	England		15	3
Schizophyllum commune	Fruitbody	15 April 1976	West Sussex	England	2
Schizophyllum commune	Fruitbody	8 June 1971	South Essex	England	1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M., 1989

Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics

General Works

Brady, K.C., O'Keily, P., Forristal, P.D. & Fuller, H., 2006	Schizophyllum commune on big-bale grass silage in Ireland
Webster, J., 1991	Schizophyllum in Hay Bales
Weightman, J., 2002	Schizophyllum commune - in nature and nurture

Schizophyllum commune may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)

BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Schizophyllum commune is associated with:

fruitbody	Mammalia - mammals	fruitbody feeds on dead dead horn	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Bos taurus (domestic) - Domestic Cattle (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)	fruitbody feeds on dead dead leather	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Cetacea - whales & dolphins	fruitbody feeds on dead dead whale bone	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Poaceae - grasses - formerly Graminae	fruitbody is saprobic on plastic-wrapped, "big bale" hay	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [fruits through breaks and joins in the plastic]
fruitbody	Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Ilex aquifolium - Holly (Aquifoliaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Alnus - alders (Betulaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Prunus avium - Wild Cherry (Rosaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody	Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
mycelium	Homo sapiens - Man (Primates: Hominidae)	mycelium parasitises toe nails	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
mycelium	Homo sapiens - Man (Primates: Hominidae)	mycelium parasitises live, ulcered gums	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Schizophyllum commune:

Schizophyllum commune may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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