Rhizina undulata Fr.
(Pine Firefungus, Group Dying Disease - causative organism)

Interactions where Rhizina undulata 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
colony infects and damages root of seedling Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Rhizinaceae/Rhizina undulata/Rhizina undulatapine firefungus, group dying disease (causative organism)colony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesrootseedling
apothecium (undulating) undulating apothecium is saprobic on burnt wood debris Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Rhizinaceae/Rhizina undulata/Rhizina undulatapine firefungus, group dying disease (causative organism)undulatingapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesburntwood debris (7-10)

Rhizina undulata (Pine Firefungus, Group Dying Disease - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhizina undulata (Pine Firefungus, Group Dying Disease - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhizina undulata (Pine Firefungus, Group Dying Disease - causative organism)
FamilyRHIZINACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (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 Rhizina undulata (Pine Firefungus, Group Dying Disease - causative organism)

Rhizina undulata (Pine Firefungus, Group Dying Disease - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhizina undulata (Pine Firefungus, Group Dying Disease - causative organism):

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