Daldinia Ces. & De Not.
(cramp-balls)

Daldinia (cramp-balls) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Daldinia (cramp-balls) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Daldinia caldariorum
a cramp-ball
Species 2 trophisms
Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred’s Cake, Cramp-ball
Species 26 trophisms 8 references
Daldinia decipiens
a stromatic ascomycete
Species 2 trophisms
Daldinia fissa
Gorse Cramp Ball
Species 7 trophisms 1 references
Daldinia loculata
Birch Cramp-ball
Species 4 trophisms
Daldinia petriniae
Alder Cramp-ball
Species 4 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDaldinia (cramp-balls)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Daldinia (cramp-balls)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Stadler, M. & Fournier, J. 2009 Dichotomous key to European species of Daldinia
Stadler, M., Baumgartner, M. & Wollweber, H. 2001 Three new Daldinia species with yellowish stromatal pigments Mycotaxon 80: 179-196.
Stadler, M., Baumgartner, M., Wollweber, H., Ju, Y.-m. & Rogers, J.D. 2001 Daldinia decipiens sp.nov. and notes on some other European Daldinia spp. inhabiting Betulaceae Mycotaxon 80: 167-177.
Stadler, M., et al 2004 Cryptic species related to Daldinia concentrica and D. eschscholzii, with notes on D. bakeri Mycol. Res. Vol 108 (3): 257-273.
Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T 2001 Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and allies Mycotaxon 77: 379-429.

Daldinia (cramp-balls) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2008 Notes and Records (January 2008) Field Mycology Vol 9 (1): 28-30.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Daldinia (cramp-balls):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 25 images of Daldinia (cramp-balls)

Check the ascoma for purple or yellow KOH-extractable pigments.

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