Epibryon bryophilum (Fuckel) Döbbeler
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Epibryon bryophilum 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 (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on live gametophyte			BRYOPSIDA	mosses		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/	Bryopsida	mosses		live		gametophyte
ascoma (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on dying gametophyte			BRYOPSIDA	mosses		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/	Bryopsida	mosses		dying		gametophyte
ascoma (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on live gametophyte			Aulacomnium	groove-mosses	Aulacomniales: Aulacomniaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Aulacomniales/Aulacomniaceae/Aulacomnium/	Aulacomnium	groove-mosses		live		gametophyte
ascoma (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on dying gametophyte			Aulacomnium	groove-mosses	Aulacomniales: Aulacomniaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Aulacomniales/Aulacomniaceae/Aulacomnium/	Aulacomnium	groove-mosses		dying		gametophyte
ascoma (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on live gametophyte			Diphyscium foliosum	Nut-moss	Diphysciales: Diphysciaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Diphysciales/Diphysciaceae/Diphyscium foliosum/	Diphyscium foliosum	nut-moss		live		gametophyte
ascoma (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on dying gametophyte			Diphyscium foliosum	Nut-moss	Diphysciales: Diphysciaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Diphysciales/Diphysciaceae/Diphyscium foliosum/	Diphyscium foliosum	nut-moss		dying		gametophyte
ascoma (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on live gametophyte			Polytrichum	a genus of haircaps	Polytrichales: Polytrichaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum/	Polytrichum	a genus of haircaps		live		gametophyte
ascoma (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on dying gametophyte			Polytrichum	a genus of haircaps	Polytrichales: Polytrichaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum/	Polytrichum	a genus of haircaps		dying		gametophyte
ascoma (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on live gametophyte			Jungermannia	a genus of flapworts	Jungermanniales: Jungermanniaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Marchantiophyta/Jungermanniopsida/Jungermanniales/Jungermanniaceae/Jungermannia/	Jungermannia	a genus of flapworts		live		gametophyte
ascoma (solitary, superficial)		solitary, superficial ascoma grows on dying gametophyte			Jungermannia	a genus of flapworts	Jungermanniales: Jungermanniaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pseudoperisporiaceae/Epibryon bryophilum/	Epibryon bryophilum	an ascomycete		solitary, superficial		ascoma	Plant / epiphyte			/Plantae/Marchantiophyta/Jungermanniopsida/Jungermanniales/Jungermanniaceae/Jungermannia/	Jungermannia	a genus of flapworts		dying		gametophyte

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Epibryon bryophilum (an ascomycete) 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))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Epibryon bryophilum (an ascomycete)
Genus	Epibryon (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	PSEUDOPERISPORIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (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)

Epibryon bryophilum is also a member of:
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 Epibryon bryophilum (an ascomycete)

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

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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