Ascobolus crenulatus P. Karst.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Ascobolus crenulatus 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 is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung			AVES	birds		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascobolaceae/Ascobolus crenulatus/	Ascobolus crenulatus	a discomycete				apothecium	Animal / dung / saprobe			/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/	Aves	birds			dung
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung			Phasianus colchicus	Pheasant, Common Pheasant	Galliformes: Phasianidae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascobolaceae/Ascobolus crenulatus/	Ascobolus crenulatus	a discomycete				apothecium	Animal / dung / saprobe			/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Phasianus colchicus/	Phasianus colchicus	pheasant, common pheasant			dung
apothecium		apothecium 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/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascobolaceae/Ascobolus crenulatus/	Ascobolus crenulatus	a discomycete				apothecium	Animal / dung / saprobe			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae/	Cervidae	deer, buck			dung
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung			Canis lupus ssp familiaris	Dog, Domestic Dog	Carnivora: Canidae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascobolaceae/Ascobolus crenulatus/	Ascobolus crenulatus	a discomycete				apothecium	Animal / dung / saprobe			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/	Canis lupus subsp. familiaris	dog, domestic dog			dung
apothecium		apothecium 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/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascobolaceae/Ascobolus crenulatus/	Ascobolus crenulatus	a discomycete				apothecium	Animal / dung / saprobe			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Oryctolagus cuniculus/	Oryctolagus cuniculus	rabbit, european rabbit			dung

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Ascobolus
(a genus of discomycete fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Ascobolus crenulatus (a discomycete)
Genus	Ascobolus (a genus of discomycete fungi)
Family	ASCOBOLACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
Order	PEZIZALES (cup fungus)
Subclass	PEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
Class	PEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Ascobolus crenulatus is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ascobolus crenulatus (a discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Dennis, R.W.G.	1971	New or Interesting British Microfungi	Kew Bulletin 25 (2): 335-374.

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

Ascobolus
(a genus of discomycete fungi)

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Ingold, C.T. & Oso, B.A.	1968	Increased distance of discharge due to puffing in Ascobolus	TBMS Vol 51 (3+4).

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

Ascobolus
(a genus of discomycete fungi)

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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