Stigmatomyces majewskii Dainat, Manier & Balazuc, 1974
(a drosophila laboulbeniomycete)

Interactions where Stigmatomyces majewskii 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
ascoma ascoma ectoparasitises live adult Foreign Drosophila ambigua a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Notes on the Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) parasitic on Diptera from Portugal and other countries, Rodssi, W., Santamaria, S. & Andrade, R., 2013
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Stigmatomyces majewskii/Stigmatomyces majewskiia drosophila laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila ambigua/Drosophila ambiguaa fruit flyliveadult
ascoma ascoma ectoparasitises live adult UK/Ireland Drosophila subobscura a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Notes on the Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) parasitic on Diptera from Portugal and other countries, Rodssi, W., Santamaria, S. & Andrade, R., 2013
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Stigmatomyces majewskii/Stigmatomyces majewskiia drosophila laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila subobscura/Drosophila subobscuraa fruit flyliveadult

Author & YearTitleSource
Rodssi, W., Santamaria, S. & Andrade, R., 2013Notes on the Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) parasitic on Diptera from Portugal and other countriesPlant Biosystems Vol 147 (3): 730-742.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

Stigmatomyces majewskii (a drosophila laboulbeniomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Stigmatomyces majewskii (a drosophila laboulbeniomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStigmatomyces majewskii (a drosophila laboulbeniomycete)
GenusStigmatomyces (fly laboulbeniomycetes)
FamilyLABOULBENIACEAE (a family of laboulbeniomycetes)
OrderLABOULBENIALES (laboulbeniomycetes)
SubclassLABOULBENIOMYCETIDAE (laboulbeniomycetes)
ClassLABOULBENIOMYCETES (laboulbeniomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Christian, E. 2001 The coccinellid parasite Hesperomyces virescens and further species of the order Laboulbeniales (Ascomycotina) new to Austria Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien Vol 103B: 599-603.
Dainat, H., Manier, J.-F. & Balazuc, J. 1974 Stigmatomyces majewskii n.sp., Stigmatomyces papuanus Thaxter 1901, parasitic Laboulbeniales of acalypterous Diptera Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France 90 (3): 171-178.
Haelewaters, D. et al 2012 New records of Laboulbeniales (Fungi, Ascomycota) for The Netherlands Entomologische Berichten 72(3): 175-183.
Haelewaters, D., van Wielink, P., van Zuijlen, J.W., Verbeken, A. & De Kesel, A. 2012 New records of Laboulbeniales (Fungi, Ascomycota) for The Netherlands Entomologische Berichten Vol 72 (3): 175-183.

Stigmatomyces majewskii (a drosophila laboulbeniomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Stigmatomyces majewskii (a drosophila laboulbeniomycete):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 28 images of Stigmatomyces majewskii (a drosophila laboulbeniomycete)

A microscopic ascomycete fungus parasitic on Drosophila obscura & Drosophila subobscura (Diptera, Drosophilidae); the fungus lives as a weak ectoparasite and appears to do its host little or no harm.

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