Lophodermium piceae (Fuckel) Höhn.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Lophodermium piceae 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 on dead, fallen needle Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium piceae/Lophodermium piceaea discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea sitchensis/Picea sitchensisSitka sprucedead, fallenneedle (5)
apothecium apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached needle Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium piceae/Lophodermium piceaea discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea sitchensis/Picea sitchensisSitka sprucedead, attachedneedle (5)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLophodermium piceae (a discomycete)
GenusLophodermium (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyRHYTISMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderRHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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 Lophodermium piceae (a discomycete)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Barklund, P. 1987 Occurrence and pathogenicity of Lophodermium piceae appearing as an endophyte in needles of Picea abies TBMS Vol 89 (3): 307-313.

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

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