Loramyces macrosporus Ingold & B. Chapm.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Loramyces macrosporus 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
perithecium (superficial) superficial perithecium is saprobic on dead, submerged leaf UK/Ireland Carex riparia Great Pond-sedge, Greater Pond-sedge Poales: Cyperaceae Spore liberation in Loramyces, Ingold, C.T., 1968
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Loramycetaceae/Loramyces macrosporus/Loramyces macrosporusan ascomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex riparia/Carex ripariagreat pond-sedge, greater pond-sedgedead, submergedleaf
perithecium (superficial) superficial perithecium is saprobic on dead, attached, submerged internode UK/Ireland Equisetum fluviatile Water Horsetail Equisetales: Equisetaceae Aquatic ascomycetes: Loramyces juncicola Weston and L. macrospora n.sp., Ingold, C.T. & Chapman, B., 1952
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Loramycetaceae/Loramyces macrosporus/Loramyces macrosporusan ascomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum fluviatile/Equisetum fluviatilewater horsetaildead, attached, submergedinternode

Author & YearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. & Chapman, B., 1952Aquatic ascomycetes: Loramyces juncicola Weston and L. macrospora n.sp.TBMS Vol 35 (4): 268-272, IN3.
Ingold, C.T., 1968Spore liberation in LoramycesTBMS Vol 51 (2): 323-325+Plate.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLoramyces macrosporus (an ascomycete)
GenusLoramyces (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyLORAMYCETACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
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 Loramyces macrosporus (an ascomycete)

Loramyces macrosporus (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 Loramyces macrosporus (an ascomycete):

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