Sphaeronaemella fimicola Marchal
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Sphaeronaemella fimicola 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 (partly immersed) partly immersed perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Sphaeronaemella fimicola/Sphaeronaemella fimicolaa pyrenomycetepartly immersedperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattledung
perithecium (partly immersed) partly immersed perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung CERVIDAE deer, buck Artiodactyla Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Sphaeronaemella fimicola/Sphaeronaemella fimicolaa pyrenomycetepartly immersedperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae/Cervidaedeer, buckdung
perithecium (partly immersed) partly immersed perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit, European Rabbit Lagomorpha: Leporidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Sphaeronaemella fimicola/Sphaeronaemella fimicolaa pyrenomycetepartly immersedperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Oryctolagus cuniculus/Oryctolagus cuniculusrabbit, european rabbitdung
perithecium perithecium parasitises mycelium of apothecium Ryparobius pachyascus a discomycete Thelebolales: Thelebolaceae The coprophilous fungus Sphaeronaemella fimicola, a facultative mycoparasite., Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Sphaeronaemella fimicola/Sphaeronaemella fimicolaa pyrenomyceteperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Thelebolales/Thelebolaceae/Ryparobius pachyascus/Ryparobius pachyascusa discomycetemyceliumapothecium

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J., 1997The coprophilous fungus Sphaeronaemella fimicola, a facultative mycoparasite.Mycologist Vol 11 (2): 50-51.

Sphaeronaemella fimicola (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sphaeronaemella fimicola (a pyrenomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphaeronaemella fimicola (a pyrenomycete)
GenusSphaeronaemella (a genus of ascomycetes)
OrderMICROASCALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
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 Sphaeronaemella fimicola (a pyrenomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J. 1997 The coprophilous fungus Sphaeronaemella fimicola, a facultative mycoparasite. Mycologist Vol 11 (2): 50-51.

Sphaeronaemella fimicola (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphaeronaemella fimicola (a pyrenomycete):

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