Microthyrium gramineum E. Bommer, M. Rousseau & Sacc.
(a fly speck fungus)

Interactions where Microthyrium gramineum 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
thyriothecium thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, very grey, lying on sand between clumps leaf Ammophila (Bot.) marram grasses Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium gramineum/Microthyrium gramineuma fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Ammophila (Bot.)/Ammophila (Bot.)marram grassesdead, very grey, lying on sand between clumpsleaf

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

Microthyrium gramineum (a fly speck fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microthyrium gramineum (a fly speck fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrothyrium gramineum (a fly speck fungus)
GenusMicrothyrium (a genus of fly speck fungi)
FamilyMICROTHYRIACEAE (a family of fly speck fungi)
OrderMICROTHYRIALES (an order of fly speck fungi)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
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 Microthyrium gramineum (a fly speck fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Webster, J. 1952 Graminicolous Pyrenomycetes IV: Microthyrium nigro-annulatum n.sp. and M. gramineum Graminicolous Pyrenomycetes TBMS Vol 35 (3): 208-214.

Microthyrium gramineum (a fly speck fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microthyrium gramineum (a fly speck fungus):

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