Topospora obturata (Fr.) J. Erikss.
(a coelomycete)

Interactions where Topospora obturata 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
Topospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered, erumpent)		scattered, erumpent pycnidium of Topospora coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf			ERICACEAE	heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens	Ericales	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Topospora obturata/	Topospora obturata	a coelomycete		scattered, erumpent	pycnidium	Topospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / feeds on		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/	Ericaceae	heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens			leaf
Topospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered, erumpent)		scattered, erumpent pycnidium of Topospora coelomycetous anamorph feeds on branch			ERICACEAE	heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens	Ericales	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Topospora obturata/	Topospora obturata	a coelomycete		scattered, erumpent	pycnidium	Topospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / feeds on		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/	Ericaceae	heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens			branch
Topospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered, erumpent)		scattered, erumpent pycnidium of Topospora coelomycetous anamorph feeds on branch			Arbutus	strawberry trees	Ericales: Ericaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Topospora obturata/	Topospora obturata	a coelomycete		scattered, erumpent	pycnidium	Topospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / feeds on		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus/	Arbutus	strawberry trees			branch
Topospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered, erumpent)		scattered, erumpent pycnidium of Topospora coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf			Calluna vulgaris	Heather	Ericales: Ericaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Topospora obturata/	Topospora obturata	a coelomycete		scattered, erumpent	pycnidium	Topospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/	Calluna vulgaris	heather			leaf
Topospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered, erumpent)		scattered, erumpent pycnidium of Topospora coelomycetous anamorph feeds on branch			Erica	bell heathers	Ericales: Ericaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Topospora obturata/	Topospora obturata	a coelomycete		scattered, erumpent	pycnidium	Topospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica/	Erica	bell heathers			branch
Topospora coelomycetous anamorph (scattered, erumpent)		scattered, erumpent pycnidium of Topospora coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf			Vaccinium oxycoccos	Cranberry	Ericales: Ericaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Godroniaceae/Topospora obturata/	Topospora obturata	a coelomycete		scattered, erumpent	pycnidium	Topospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / feeds on		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium oxycoccos/	Vaccinium oxycoccos	cranberry			leaf

Topospora obturata (a coelomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Topospora obturata (a coelomycete) 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
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Topospora obturata (a coelomycete)
Family	GODRONIACEAE (a family of fungi)
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)

Topospora obturata 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 Topospora obturata (a coelomycete)

Topospora obturata (a coelomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Topospora obturata (a coelomycete):

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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