Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Sclerotinia sclerotiorum 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 (sclerotial, long-stalked) sclerotial, long-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, decaying, overwintered stem Humulus lupulus Hop Rosales: Cannabaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia sclerotiorum/Sclerotinia sclerotioruma discomycetesclerotial, long-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Cannabaceae/Humulus lupulus/Humulus lupulushopdead, decaying, overwinteredstem (4-6)
sclerotium (embedded) embedded sclerotium is saprobic on dead, decaying stem Humulus lupulus Hop Rosales: Cannabaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia sclerotiorum/Sclerotinia sclerotioruma discomyceteembeddedsclerotium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Cannabaceae/Humulus lupulus/Humulus lupulushopdead, decayingstem
apothecium (sclerotial, long-stalked) sclerotial, long-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, decaying, overwintered [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia sclerotiorum/Sclerotinia sclerotioruma discomycetesclerotial, long-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdead, decaying, overwintered (4-6)
sclerotium (embedded) embedded sclerotium is saprobic on dead, decaying [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia sclerotiorum/Sclerotinia sclerotioruma discomyceteembeddedsclerotium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdead, decaying

Interactions where Sclerotinia sclerotiorum 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
sclerotium is parasitised by cleistothecium Minor Sphaerodes fimicola a pyrenomycete Melanosporales: Ceratostomataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Sphaerodes fimicola/Sphaerodes fimicolaa pyrenomycetecleistothecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia sclerotiorum/Sclerotinia sclerotioruma discomycetesclerotiumMinor cleistothecium parasitises sclerotium
sclerotium sclerotium is parasitised by pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Coniothyrium minitans a coelomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae 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/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Coniothyrium minitans/Coniothyrium minitansa coelomycetepycnidiumConiothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia sclerotiorum/Sclerotinia sclerotioruma discomycetesclerotium pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph parasitises sclerotium

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSclerotinia sclerotiorum (a discomycete)
GenusSclerotinia (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilySCLEROTINIACEAE (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 Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (a discomycete)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jones, D. McHardy, W.J. & Gondran, J. 1994 SEM stereoscopic imaging of cryofractured apothecia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Mycologist Vol 08 (01): 21-23.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (a discomycete):

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