Leptotrochila cerastiorum (Wallr. ex Fr.) Schüepp
(an ascomycete fungus)

Interactions where Leptotrochila cerastiorum 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 (erumpent)		erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fading leaf			Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare	a common mouse-ear	Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila cerastiorum/	Leptotrochila cerastiorum	an ascomycete fungus		erumpent		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/	Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare	a common mouse-ear		fading	leaf
apothecium (erumpent)		erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fading stem			Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare	a common mouse-ear	Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila cerastiorum/	Leptotrochila cerastiorum	an ascomycete fungus		erumpent		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/	Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare	a common mouse-ear		fading	stem
apothecium (erumpent)		erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fading leaf			Cerastium glomeratum	Sticky Mouse-ear	Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila cerastiorum/	Leptotrochila cerastiorum	an ascomycete fungus		erumpent		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/	Cerastium glomeratum	sticky mouse-ear		fading	leaf
apothecium (erumpent)		erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fading stem			Cerastium glomeratum	Sticky Mouse-ear	Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila cerastiorum/	Leptotrochila cerastiorum	an ascomycete fungus		erumpent		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/	Cerastium glomeratum	sticky mouse-ear		fading	stem

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Leptotrochila cerastiorum (an ascomycete fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Leptotrochila cerastiorum (an ascomycete fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Leptotrochila cerastiorum (an ascomycete fungus)
Genus	Leptotrochila (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	DERMATEACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
Order	HELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	LEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
Class	LEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Leptotrochila cerastiorum is also a member of:
Discomycetes - discomycete fungi (via Helotiales)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leptotrochila cerastiorum (an ascomycete fungus)

Leptotrochila cerastiorum (an ascomycete fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

DERMATEACEAE
(a family of discomycetes)

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leptotrochila cerastiorum (an ascomycete fungus):

DERMATEACEAE
(a family of discomycetes)

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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