Stereum gausapatum (Fr.) Fr.
(Bleeding Oak Crust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStereum gausapatum (Bleeding Oak Crust)
GenusStereum (curtain crusts)
FamilySTEREACEAE (a family of fungi)
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)
Records of Stereum gausapatum (Bleeding Oak Crust) :
1: Stereum gausapatum (Bleeding Oak Crust)
10 Nov 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on dead, fallen oak bough
Image 1: ColonyImage 2: Colony (2)Image 3: Colony (3)Image 4: Colony (4)Image 5: Fruitbodies - reflexed - front viewImage 6: Fruitbodies - reflexed - oblique viewImage 7: Fruitbodies - reflexed - top viewImage 8: Fruitbodies - resupinateImage 9: Fruitbodies - resupinate (2)Image 10: Fruitbody - reflexed - top view - enlargedImage 11: Fruitbody - reflexed - top view - enlarged (2)Image 12: Fruitbody - reflexed - top view - enlarged (3)Image 13: Hymenium - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Hymenium - damaged - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Spore print + iodine - enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Spore print - enlarged - white backgroundImage 17: Cap cuticle hyphae - magnifiedImage 18: Cap cuticle hyphae - magnified (2)Image 19: Hymenium hyphae - magnifiedImage 20: Hymenium hyphae - magnified (2)Image 21: Hymenium hyphae - magnified (3)Image 22: Hymenium - TS - magnifiedImage 23: Hymenium - TS - magnified (2)Image 24: Spores - in cotton blue - magnifiedImage 25: Spores - magnifiedImage 26: Spores - highly magnified
2: Stereum gausapatum (Bleeding Oak Crust)
15 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on oak branch 2m up
Image 1: Fruitbodies in situImage 2: top surface - close-upImage 3: Top surface - in situImage 4: Top surface when peeled off woodImage 5: Under surfaceImage 6: Under surface - close-upImage 7: Under surface showing bleedingImage 8: Under surface showing red where damaged

Stereum gausapatum (Bleeding Oak Crust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Stereum gausapatum (Bleeding Oak Crust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Stereum gausapatum (Bleeding Oak Crust)
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