Unguiculella tityri (Velen.) Huhtinen & Spooner
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Unguiculella tityri 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 apothecium inhabits dung of UK/IrelandMinor CERVIDAE deer, buck Artiodactyla Unguiculella tityrii: a fimicolous and fungicolous novelty to the mycoflora of Britain (NBR 242), Huhtinen, S. & Spooner, B., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Unguiculella tityri/Unguiculella tityria discomyceteapothecium Animal / dung / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae/Cervidaedeer, buckMinor
apothecium apothecium inhabits dung of UK/IrelandMajor Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit, European Rabbit Lagomorpha: Leporidae Unguiculella tityrii: a fimicolous and fungicolous novelty to the mycoflora of Britain (NBR 242), Huhtinen, S. & Spooner, B., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Unguiculella tityri/Unguiculella tityria discomyceteapothecium Animal / dung / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Oryctolagus cuniculus/Oryctolagus cuniculusrabbit, european rabbitMajor
apothecium apothecium parasitises perithecium UK/Ireland Podospora a genus of pyrenomycetes Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae Unguiculella tityrii: a fimicolous and fungicolous novelty to the mycoflora of Britain (NBR 242), Huhtinen, S. & Spooner, B., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Unguiculella tityri/Unguiculella tityria discomyceteapothecium Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Podospora/Podosporaa genus of pyrenomycetesperithecium

Author & YearTitleSource
Huhtinen, S. & Spooner, B., 2005Unguiculella tityrii: a fimicolous and fungicolous novelty to the mycoflora of Britain (NBR 242)Mycologist Vol 19 (2): 59-61.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUnguiculella tityri (a discomycete)
GenusUnguiculella (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyHYALOSCYPHACEAE (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 Unguiculella tityri (a discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Huhtinen, S. & Spooner, B. 2005 Unguiculella tityrii: a fimicolous and fungicolous novelty to the mycoflora of Britain (NBR 242) Mycologist Vol 19 (2): 59-61.

Unguiculella tityri (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

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