Psilachnum acutum (Velen.) Raitv.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Psilachnum acutum is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 is saprobic on dead stem			POACEAE	grasses, couch	Poales	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum acutum/	Psilachnum acutum	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/	Poaceae	grasses, couch		dead	stem				(8-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			POACEAE	grasses, couch	Poales	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum acutum/	Psilachnum acutum	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/	Poaceae	grasses, couch		dead	leaf				(8-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum acutum/	Psilachnum acutum	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Arrhenatherum elatius/	Arrhenatherum elatius	false oat-grass		dead	stem		Major		(8-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum acutum/	Psilachnum acutum	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Arrhenatherum elatius/	Arrhenatherum elatius	false oat-grass		dead	leaf		Major		(8-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted Hair-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum acutum/	Psilachnum acutum	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Deschampsia cespitosa/	Deschampsia cespitosa	tufted hair-grass		dead	stem		Major		(8-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted Hair-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum acutum/	Psilachnum acutum	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Deschampsia cespitosa/	Deschampsia cespitosa	tufted hair-grass		dead	leaf		Major		(8-10)

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Psilachnum acutum (a discomycete)
Genus	Psilachnum (a genus of discomycetes)
Family	HYALOSCYPHACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
Order	HELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	LEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
Class	LEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Psilachnum acutum is also a member of:
Discomycetes - discomycete fungi (via Helotiales)
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 Psilachnum acutum (a discomycete)

Psilachnum acutum (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HYALOSCYPHACEAE
(a family of discomycetes)

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psilachnum acutum (a discomycete):

HYALOSCYPHACEAE
(a family of discomycetes)

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

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

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