Karstenia gregaria Graddon
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Karstenia gregaria is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 (densely gregarious, immersed then disc exposed but sunken) densely gregarious, immersed then disc exposed but sunken apothecium is saprobic on very decayed wood [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A new species of Karstenia on Deschampsia caespitosa from North Argyll, Scotland (NBR 163), Wilberforce, P.W., 1999
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Karstenia gregaria/Karstenia gregariaa discomycetedensely gregarious, immersed then disc exposed but sunkenapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesvery decayedwood (11)

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

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

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Wilberforce, P.W., 1999A new species of Karstenia on Deschampsia caespitosa from North Argyll, Scotland (NBR 163)Mycologist Vol 13 (04): 149-150.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesKarstenia gregaria (a discomycete)
GenusKarstenia (a genus of discomycetes)
OrderRHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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 Karstenia gregaria (a discomycete)

Karstenia gregaria (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Karstenia gregaria (a discomycete):

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