Asterostroma laxum Bres.
(Loose Starweb)

Interactions where Asterostroma laxum 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
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on old, decayed fruitbody POLYPORALES polypores Profiles of Fungi No. 88: Asterostroma laxa Bres. apud Bourdot & Galzin, Legon, N.W. & Pegler, D.N., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Lachnocladiaceae/Asterostroma laxum/Asterostroma laxumloose starwebfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesold, decayedfruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/Ireland QuercusQuestionable oaks Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Russulales/Lachnocladiaceae/Asterostroma laxum/Asterostroma laxumloose starwebfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks?decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/IrelandMajor PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 88: Asterostroma laxa Bres. apud Bourdot & Galzin, Legon, N.W. & Pegler, D.N., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Lachnocladiaceae/Asterostroma laxum/Asterostroma laxumloose starwebfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersdecayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/Ireland Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Russulales/Lachnocladiaceae/Asterostroma laxum/Asterostroma laxumloose starwebfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdecayedwood

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Legon, N.W. & Pegler, D.N., 1997Profiles of Fungi No. 88: Asterostroma laxa Bres. apud Bourdot & GalzinMycologist Vol 11 (4): 181.

Asterostroma laxum (Loose Starweb) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Asterostroma laxum (Loose Starweb) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAsterostroma laxum (Loose Starweb)
FamilyLACHNOCLADIACEAE (a family of basidiomycete 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Asterostroma laxum (Loose Starweb)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Pegler, D.N. 1997 Profiles of Fungi No. 88: Asterostroma laxa Bres. apud Bourdot & Galzin Mycologist Vol 11 (4): 181.
Wakefield, E.M. 1952 New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales) TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Asterostroma laxum (Loose Starweb) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Asterostroma laxum (Loose Starweb):

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