Geopora Harkn.
(a genus of discomycetes)

Interactions where Geopora 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
(live) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with live root of seedling UK/Ireland Epipactis atrorubens Dark-red Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Geopora/Geoporaa genus of discomyceteslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Epipactis atrorubens/Epipactis atrorubensdark-red helleborineliverootseedling
(live) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with live root of seed (germinating) UK/Ireland Epipactis atrorubens Dark-red Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Geopora/Geoporaa genus of discomyceteslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Epipactis atrorubens/Epipactis atrorubensdark-red helleborineliverootseed (germinating)
(live) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with live root of plant UK/Ireland Epipactis atrorubens Dark-red Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Geopora/Geoporaa genus of discomyceteslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Epipactis atrorubens/Epipactis atrorubensdark-red helleborineliverootplant

Author & YearTitleSource
Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and developmentMolecular Ecology Vol 17: 3707-3716.

Geopora (a genus of discomycetes) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Geopora (a genus of discomycetes) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Geopora arenicola
a discomycete
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Geopora arenosa
Mountain Cup
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Geopora sepulta
a discomycete
Species 1 references
Geopora sumneriana
Cedar Cup
Species 2 trophisms 4 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGeopora (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
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 Geopora (a genus of discomycetes)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M. 1996 Geopora sepulta (Pezizales) in Britain, with a key to British species of the genus Kew Bulletin Vol 51 (2): 381-383.

Geopora (a genus of discomycetes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Tamm, H., Põldmaa, K. & Kullman, B. 2010 Phylogenetic relationships in genus Geopora (Pyronemataceae, Pezizales) Mycological Progress.
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M. 1996 Notes on British species of Geopora Mycol. Res. Vol 100 (1): 72-74.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Geopora (a genus of discomycetes):

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