Blistum ovalisporum (A.L. Sm.) B. Sutton
(an anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Blistum ovalisporum 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			Diderma effusum	a slime mould	Physarida: Didymiaceae	More on Mouldy Myxomycetes, Ing, B., 1976	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Blistum ovalisporum/	Blistum ovalisporum	an anamorphic fungus			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Didymiaceae/Diderma effusum/	Diderma effusum	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Hemitrichia serpula	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Blistum ovalisporum/	Blistum ovalisporum	an anamorphic fungus			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Hemitrichia serpula/	Hemitrichia serpula	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/Blistum ovalisporum/	Blistum ovalisporum	an anamorphic fungus			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			Trichia affinis	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	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/Blistum ovalisporum/	Blistum ovalisporum	an anamorphic fungus			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/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 More on Mouldy Myxomycetes, Ing, B., 1976	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Blistum ovalisporum/	Blistum ovalisporum	an anamorphic fungus			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia botrytis/	Trichia botrytis	a slime mould			sporangium
Blistum anamorph		synnema of Blistum anamorph parasitises sporangium			Trichia persimilis	a slime mould	Trichiida: Trichiaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Blistum ovalisporum/	Blistum ovalisporum	an anamorphic fungus			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia persimilis/	Trichia persimilis	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/Blistum ovalisporum/	Blistum ovalisporum	an anamorphic fungus			synnema	Blistum anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia varia/	Trichia varia	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.

Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Polycephalomyces tomentosus
(an ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus) 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))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus)
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)

Blistum ovalisporum 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 Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus)

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.

Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus):

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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