Heyderia abietis (Fr.) Link
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Heyderia abietis 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
apothecium (stalked) stalked apothecium is saprobic on fallen, dead needle Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hemiphacidiaceae/Heyderia abietis/Heyderia abietisa discomycetestalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesfallen, deadneedle (9-11)
apothecium (stalked) stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen needle Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hemiphacidiaceae/Heyderia abietis/Heyderia abietisa discomycetestalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedead, fallenneedle (9-11)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Heyderia abietis (a discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Heyderia abietis (a discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHeyderia abietis (a discomycete)
FamilyHEMIPHACIDIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
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 Heyderia abietis (a discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Delivorias, P. &Gonou-Zagou, Z. 2010 Too small for the eye to see: Heyderia abietis Field Mycology Vol 11 (2): 42-43.

Heyderia abietis (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Noble, M. 1973 Finding Heyderia cucullata Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 07 (1): 34.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Heyderia abietis (a discomycete):

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