Desmazierella acicola Lib.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Desmazierella acicola is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 on dead, fallen, blackened, decaying needle Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Chorioactidaceae/Desmazierella acicola/Desmazierella acicolaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedead, fallen, blackened, decayingneedle (3-10 (best in Spring)
Verticladium dematiaceous anamorph Verticladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, fallen, blackened, decaying needle Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Chorioactidaceae/Desmazierella acicola/Desmazierella acicolaa discomyceteVerticladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedead, fallen, blackened, decayingneedle (1-12)

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

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

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDesmazierella acicola (a discomycete)
FamilyCHORIOACTIDACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (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 Desmazierella acicola (a discomycete)

Desmazierella acicola (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 Desmazierella acicola (a discomycete):

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