Leucoscypha erminea (E. Bommer & M. Rousseau) Boud.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Leucoscypha erminea 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 (sessile) sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, among wet Sphagnum leaf Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Leucoscypha erminea/Leucoscypha ermineaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdead, fallen, among wet Sphagnumleaf (6)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium grows among gametophyte Minor BRYOPSIDA mosses Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Leucoscypha erminea/Leucoscypha ermineaa discomycetesessileapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/BryopsidamossesgametophyteMinor (6)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium grows among gametophyte Minor Sphagnum bog mosses Sphagnales: Sphagnaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Leucoscypha erminea/Leucoscypha ermineaa discomycetesessileapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Sphagnopsida/Sphagnales/Sphagnaceae/Sphagnum/Sphagnumbog mossesgametophyteMinor (6)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucoscypha erminea (a discomycete)
GenusLeucoscypha (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 Leucoscypha erminea (a discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M. 1995 Notes on British species of Leucoscypha with a new combination in Melastiza Mycol. Res. Vol 99 (12): 1513-1514.

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

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

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