Cucurbitaria piceae Borthw.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Cucurbitaria piceae 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
pseudothecium (crowded) crowded pseudothecium causes swelling of characteristically twisted, swollen bud UK/Ireland Picea abies Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria piceae/Cucurbitaria piceaean ascomycetecrowdedpseudothecium Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/Picea abiesNorway spruce, Christmas treecharacteristically twisted, swollenbud (6-12)
pseudothecium (crowded) crowded pseudothecium causes swelling of characteristically twisted, swollen bud Picea engelmannii Engelmann Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria piceae/Cucurbitaria piceaean ascomycetecrowdedpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea engelmannii/Picea engelmanniiEngelmann sprucecharacteristically twisted, swollenbud (6-12)
pseudothecium (crowded) crowded pseudothecium causes swelling of characteristically twisted, swollen bud UK/Ireland Picea pungens Colorado Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria piceae/Cucurbitaria piceaean ascomycetecrowdedpseudothecium Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea pungens/Picea pungensColorado sprucecharacteristically twisted, swollenbud (6-12)
pseudothecium (crowded) crowded pseudothecium causes swelling of characteristically twisted, swollen bud Picea pungens Glauca group Colorado Blue-spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria piceae/Cucurbitaria piceaean ascomycetecrowdedpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea pungens Glauca group/Picea pungens Glauca groupColorado blue-sprucecharacteristically twisted, swollenbud (6-12)
pseudothecium (crowded) crowded pseudothecium causes swelling of characteristically twisted, swollen bud UK/Ireland Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria piceae/Cucurbitaria piceaean ascomycetecrowdedpseudothecium Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea sitchensis/Picea sitchensisSitka sprucecharacteristically twisted, swollenbud

Interactions where Cucurbitaria piceae is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
pseudothecium is associate of clustered, superficial pycnidium of Megaloseptoria coelomycetous anamorph Megaloseptoria mirabilis a coelomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Megaloseptoria mirabilis/Megaloseptoria mirabilisa coelomyceteclustered, superficialpycnidiumMegaloseptoria coelomycetous anamorph Fungus / associate /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria piceae/Cucurbitaria piceaean ascomycetepseudothecium clustered, superficial pycnidium of Megaloseptoria coelomycetous anamorph is associated with pseudothecium

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Cucurbitaria piceae (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cucurbitaria piceae (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCucurbitaria piceae (an ascomycete)
GenusCucurbitaria (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyCUCURBITARIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
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 Cucurbitaria piceae (an ascomycete)

Cucurbitaria piceae (an ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cucurbitaria piceae (an ascomycete):

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