Helvella lacunosa Afzel.
(Elfin Saddle)

Interactions where Helvella lacunosa 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').

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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
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by effuse colony of Didymopsis anamorph UK/Ireland Didymopsis helvellae an anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Didymopsis helvellae/Didymopsis helvellaean anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDidymopsis anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Helvellaceae/Helvella lacunosa/Helvella lacunosaelfin saddlefruitbody effuse colony of Didymopsis anamorph parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by effuse colony of Mycogone anamorph UK/Ireland Hypomyces cervinus an ascomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces cervinus/Hypomyces cervinusan ascomyceteeffusecolonyMycogone anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Helvellaceae/Helvella lacunosa/Helvella lacunosaelfin saddlefruitbody effuse colony of Mycogone anamorph parasitises fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Helvella lacunosa (Elfin Saddle) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Helvella lacunosa (Elfin Saddle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelvella lacunosa (Elfin Saddle)
GenusHelvella (saddle fungi)
FamilyHELVELLACEAE (false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
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 Helvella lacunosa (Elfin Saddle)

Helvella lacunosa (Elfin Saddle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Helvella lacunosa (Elfin Saddle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 18 images of Helvella lacunosa (Elfin Saddle)
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