Chromocyphella muscicola (Fr.) Donk
(Moss Ear)

Interactions where Chromocyphella muscicola 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 parasitises live, esp. corticolous gametophyte BRYOPSIDA mosses Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
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/Agaricales/Chromocyphellaceae/Chromocyphella muscicola/Chromocyphella muscicolamoss earfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryopsidamosseslive, esp. corticolousgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live, esp. corticolous gametophyte Dicranum scoparium Broom Fork-moss Dicranales: Dicranaceae 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/Agaricales/Chromocyphellaceae/Chromocyphella muscicola/Chromocyphella muscicolamoss earfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Dicranaceae/Dicranum scoparium/Dicranum scopariumbroom fork-mosslive, esp. corticolousgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live, esp. corticolous gametophyte Hylocomium splendens Glittering Wood-moss Hypnales: Hylocomiaceae 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/Agaricales/Chromocyphellaceae/Chromocyphella muscicola/Chromocyphella muscicolamoss earfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Hylocomiaceae/Hylocomium splendens/Hylocomium splendensglittering wood-mosslive, esp. corticolousgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live, esp. corticolous gametophyte Loeskeobryum brevirostre Short-beaked Wood-moss Hypnales: Hylocomiaceae 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/Agaricales/Chromocyphellaceae/Chromocyphella muscicola/Chromocyphella muscicolamoss earfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Hylocomiaceae/Loeskeobryum brevirostre/Loeskeobryum brevirostreshort-beaked wood-mosslive, esp. corticolousgametophyte
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live, esp. corticolous gametophyte [Hypnum cupressiforme sens. lat.] a moss Hypnales: Hypnaceae 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/Agaricales/Chromocyphellaceae/Chromocyphella muscicola/Chromocyphella muscicolamoss earfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Hypnaceae/Hypnum cupressiforme sens. lat./Hypnum cupressiforme sens. lat.a mosslive, esp. corticolousgametophyte

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

Chromocyphella muscicola (Moss Ear) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chromocyphella muscicola (Moss Ear) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChromocyphella muscicola (Moss Ear)
FamilyCHROMOCYPHELLACEAE (a family of cyphellaceous basidiomycetes)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and 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 Chromocyphella muscicola (Moss Ear)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Ellis, M.B. & J.P. 1998 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook 2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Lucas, A. 2006 Some Winter Rarities Field Mycology Vol 7 (3): 85-88.

Chromocyphella muscicola (Moss Ear) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chromocyphella muscicola (Moss Ear):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 39 images of Chromocyphella muscicola (Moss Ear)
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