Pezizella polytrichi Dennis
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Pezizella polytrichi 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 apothecium grows on leaf of gametophyte Leptodictyum riparium Kneiff’s Feather-moss Hypnales: Amblystegiaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Pezizella polytrichi/Pezizella polytrichia discomyceteapothecium Plant / epiphyte /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Amblystegiaceae/Leptodictyum riparium/Leptodictyum ripariumKneiff's feather-mossleafgametophyte
apothecium apothecium grows on leaf of gametophyte Polytrichum juniperinum Juniper Haircap Polytrichales: Polytrichaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Pezizella polytrichi/Pezizella polytrichia discomyceteapothecium Plant / epiphyte /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum juniperinum/Polytrichum juniperinumjuniper haircapleafgametophyte

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPezizella polytrichi (a discomycete)
GenusPezizella (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyHYALOSCYPHACEAE (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 Pezizella polytrichi (a discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. 1962 New or Interesting British Helotiales Kew Bulletin Vol 16 (2): 317-327.

Pezizella polytrichi (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 Pezizella polytrichi (a discomycete):

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