Polycephalomyces tomentosus (Schrad.) Seifert
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Polycephalomyces tomentosus 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
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Cribraria argillacea	a slime mould	Liceida: Cribrariaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Cribrariaceae/Cribraria argillacea/	Cribraria argillacea	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Cribraria aurantiaca	a slime mould	Liceida: Cribrariaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Cribrariaceae/Cribraria aurantiaca/	Cribraria aurantiaca	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Cribraria persoonii	a slime mould	Liceida: Cribrariaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 More on Mouldy Myxomycetes, Ing, B., 1976	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Cribrariaceae/Cribraria persoonii/	Cribraria persoonii	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Cribraria rufa	a slime mould	Liceida: Cribrariaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Liceida/Cribrariaceae/Cribraria rufa/	Cribraria rufa	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Diderma effusum	a slime mould	Physarida: Didymiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Didymiaceae/Diderma effusum/	Diderma effusum	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Comatricha pulchella	a slime mould	Stemonitida: Stemonitidaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Stemonitida/Stemonitidaceae/Comatricha pulchella/	Comatricha pulchella	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Metatrichia floriformis	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Metatrichia floriformis/	Metatrichia floriformis	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Perichaena corticalis	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Perichaena corticalis/	Perichaena corticalis	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Perichaena depressa	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Perichaena depressa/	Perichaena depressa	a slime mould			sporangium
Polycephalomyces anamorph		Polycephalomyces anamorph parasitises sporangium			Trichia	a genus of slime moulds	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, Ing, B., 1999	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete				Polycephalomyces anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia/	Trichia	a genus of slime moulds			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Trichia affinis	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia affinis/	Trichia affinis	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Trichia botrytis	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia botrytis/	Trichia botrytis	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Trichia decipiens	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia decipiens/	Trichia decipiens	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Trichia favoginea	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia favoginea/	Trichia favoginea	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Trichia lutescens	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia lutescens/	Trichia lutescens	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Trichia varia	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia varia/	Trichia varia	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Trichia verrucosa	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces tomentosus/	Polycephalomyces tomentosus	an ascomycete			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia verrucosa/	Trichia verrucosa	a slime mould			sporangium

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1976	More on Mouldy Myxomycetes	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 10 (1): 30.
Ing, B., 1999	The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland	374pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Polycephalomyces tomentosus (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Polycephalomyces tomentosus (an ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Subtaxon				Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of interactions	No of references
Blistum ovalisporum an anamorphic fungus				Anamorphic Species		7 trophisms	1 references

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Polycephalomyces tomentosus (an ascomycete)
Family	OPHIOCORDYCIPITACEAE (a family of entomopathogenic fungi)
Order	HYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Polycephalomyces tomentosus is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polycephalomyces tomentosus (an ascomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Seifert, K.A.	1985	A Monograph of Stilbella and some allied Hyphomycetes	Stud. Mycol. No 27: 1-230.

Polycephalomyces tomentosus (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polycephalomyces tomentosus (an ascomycete):

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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