Octospora hetieri (Boud.) Dennis & Itzerott
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Octospora hetieri 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 (solitary or grouped, sessile) solitary or grouped, sessile apothecium grows among gametophyte Ceratodon purpureus Redshank Dicranales: Ditrichaceae Octospora and Inermisia in Western Europe, Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora hetieri/Octospora hetieria discomycetesolitary or grouped, sessileapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Ditrichaceae/Ceratodon purpureus/Ceratodon purpureusredshankgametophyte
apothecium (solitary or grouped, sessile) solitary or grouped, sessile apothecium grows among gametophyte Tortula muralis Wall Screw-moss Dicranales: Pottiaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora hetieri/Octospora hetieria discomycetesolitary or grouped, sessileapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Dicranales/Pottiaceae/Tortula muralis/Tortula muraliswall screw-mossgametophyte
apothecium (solitary or grouped, sessile) solitary or grouped, sessile apothecium grows among gametophyte Funaria hygrometrica Common Cord-moss Funariales: Funariaceae Octospora and Inermisia in Western Europe, Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Octospora hetieri/Octospora hetieria discomycetesolitary or grouped, sessileapothecium Plant / grows among /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Funariales/Funariaceae/Funaria hygrometrica/Funaria hygrometricacommon cord-mossgametophyte

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Itzerott, H., 1973Octospora and Inermisia in Western EuropeKew Bulletin vol 28 (1): 5-23.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOctospora hetieri (a discomycete)
GenusOctospora (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 Octospora hetieri (a discomycete)

Octospora hetieri (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 Octospora hetieri (a discomycete):

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