Mollisia aquosa (Berk. & Broome) W. Phillips
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Mollisia aquosa 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
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium is associated with Bactrodesmium dematiaceous anamorph Bactrodesmium abruptum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/Mollisia aquosaa discomycetesessileapothecium Fungus / associate /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Bactrodesmium abruptum/Bactrodesmium abruptuma dematiaceous anamorphic fungusBactrodesmium dematiaceous anamorph (8-1)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium is associated with colony of Sporochisma dematiaceous anamorph Melanochaeta aotearoae an ascomycete Chaetosphaeriales: Chaetosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/Mollisia aquosaa discomycetesessileapothecium Fungus / associate /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Melanochaeta aotearoae/Melanochaeta aotearoaean ascomycetecolonySporochisma dematiaceous anamorph (8-1)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium is associated with perithecium Lasiosphaeris hirsuta a pyrenomycete Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/Mollisia aquosaa discomycetesessileapothecium Fungus / associate /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Lasiosphaeris hirsuta/Lasiosphaeris hirsutaa pyrenomyceteperithecium (8-1)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium is saprobic on rotten wood Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/Mollisia aquosaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsrottenwood (8-1)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium is saprobic on rotten stump Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/Mollisia aquosaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsrottenstump (8-1)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium is saprobic on rotten log underside Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/Mollisia aquosaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsrottenlog underside (8-1)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium is saprobic on rotten wood [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/Mollisia aquosaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesrottenwood (8-1)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium is saprobic on rotten stump [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/Mollisia aquosaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesrottenstump (8-1)
apothecium (sessile) sessile apothecium is saprobic on rotten log underside [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia aquosa/Mollisia aquosaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesrottenlog underside (8-1)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Mollisia aquosa (a discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mollisia aquosa (a discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMollisia aquosa (a discomycete)
GenusMollisia (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyDERMATEACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
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 Mollisia aquosa (a discomycete)

Mollisia aquosa (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mollisia aquosa (a discomycete):

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