Pirottaea paupercula Nannf.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Pirottaea paupercula 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 (scattered, erumpent) scattered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on stem Geranium pratense Meadow Crane’s-bill Geraniales: Geraniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pirottaea paupercula/Pirottaea pauperculaa discomycetescattered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium pratense/Geranium pratensemeadow crane’s-billstem
apothecium (scattered, erumpent) scattered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on stem Geranium sanguineum Bloody Crane’s-bill Geraniales: Geraniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pirottaea paupercula/Pirottaea pauperculaa discomycetescattered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billstem
apothecium (scattered, erumpent) scattered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on stem Geranium sylvaticum Wood Crane’s-bill Geraniales: Geraniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pirottaea paupercula/Pirottaea pauperculaa discomycetescattered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sylvaticum/Geranium sylvaticumwood crane's-billstem

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPirottaea paupercula (a discomycete)
GenusPirottaea (a genus of ascomycetes)
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 Pirottaea paupercula (a discomycete)

Pirottaea paupercula (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 Pirottaea paupercula (a discomycete):

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