Mollisia caespiticia (P. Karst.) P. Karst.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Mollisia caespiticia 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, densely clustered, erumpent) sessile, densely clustered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, corticate branch Sambucus elders Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia caespiticia/Mollisia caespiticiaa discomycetesessile, densely clustered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/Sambucuseldersdead, corticatebranch (9-4)
apothecium (sessile, densely clustered, erumpent) sessile, densely clustered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, corticate branch Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia caespiticia/Mollisia caespiticiaa discomycetesessile, densely clustered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdead, corticatebranch (9-4)
apothecium (sessile, densely clustered, erumpent) sessile, densely clustered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, corticate branch UK/Ireland Corylus avellana Hazel Fagales: Betulaceae A Mycologist’s Diary, Robinson, K., 2007
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia caespiticia/Mollisia caespiticiaa discomycetesessile, densely clustered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/Corylus avellanahazeldead, corticatebranch
apothecium (sessile, densely clustered, erumpent) sessile, densely clustered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, corticate branch Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia caespiticia/Mollisia caespiticiaa discomycetesessile, densely clustered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, corticatebranch (9-4)
apothecium (sessile, densely clustered, erumpent) sessile, densely clustered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, corticate branch Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia caespiticia/Mollisia caespiticiaa discomycetesessile, densely clustered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdead, corticatebranch (9-4)
apothecium (sessile, densely clustered, erumpent) sessile, densely clustered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, corticate branch Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia caespiticia/Mollisia caespiticiaa discomycetesessile, densely clustered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsdead, corticatebranch (9-4)
apothecium (sessile, densely clustered, erumpent) sessile, densely clustered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, corticate branch Ribes currants and gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia caespiticia/Mollisia caespiticiaa discomycetesessile, densely clustered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes/Ribescurrants and gooseberrydead, corticatebranch (9-4)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Robinson, K., 2007A Mycologist’s DiaryField Mycology Vol 8 (4): 134-138.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMollisia caespiticia (a discomycete)
GenusMollisia (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyDERMATEACEAE (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 Mollisia caespiticia (a discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. 1950 Karsten’s species of Mollisia Kew Bulletin vol 5 (2): 171-187.

Mollisia caespiticia (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 Mollisia caespiticia (a discomycete):

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