Daldinia loculata (Lév.) Sacc.
(Birch Cramp-ball)

Interactions where Daldinia loculata 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
stroma (superficial) superficial stroma is saprobic on wood Foreign Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and allies, Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T, 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia loculata/Daldinia loculatabirch cramp-ballsuperficialstroma Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusalderswood
stroma (superficial) superficial stroma is saprobic on burnt (within 1-5 years) wood UK/IrelandMajor Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Notes and Records (July 2001), Henrici, A., 2001
Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and allies, Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T, 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia loculata/Daldinia loculatabirch cramp-ballsuperficialstroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesburnt (within 1-5 years)woodMajor
stroma (superficial) superficial stroma is saprobic on burnt (within 1-5 years) wood UK/Ireland Betula pendula Silver Birch Fagales: Betulaceae Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and allies, Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T, 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia loculata/Daldinia loculatabirch cramp-ballsuperficialstroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/Betula pendulasilver birchburnt (within 1-5 years)wood
stroma (superficial) superficial stroma is saprobic on wood UK/Ireland Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and allies, Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T, 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia loculata/Daldinia loculatabirch cramp-ballsuperficialstroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeecheswood

Author & YearTitleSource
Henrici, A., 2001Notes and Records (July 2001)Field Mycology Vol 2 (3): 80-81.
Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T, 2001Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and alliesMycotaxon 77: 379-429.

Daldinia loculata (Birch Cramp-ball) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Daldinia loculata (Birch Cramp-ball) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDaldinia loculata (Birch Cramp-ball)
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 loculata (Birch Cramp-ball)

Daldinia loculata (Birch Cramp-ball) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Daldinia loculata (Birch Cramp-ball):

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