Microthyrium microscopicum Desm.
(a fly speck fungus)

Interactions where Microthyrium microscopicum 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
thyriothecium (mostly epiphyllous)		mostly epiphyllous thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, rotting leaf			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium microscopicum/	Microthyrium microscopicum	a fly speck fungus		mostly epiphyllous		thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		dead, fallen, rotting	leaf				(1-12)
thyriothecium (mostly epiphyllous)		mostly epiphyllous thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, rotting leaf			Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium microscopicum/	Microthyrium microscopicum	a fly speck fungus		mostly epiphyllous		thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/	Ilex aquifolium	holly		dead, fallen, rotting	leaf				(1-12)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, rotting debris			Ulex	gorses	Fabales: Fabaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium microscopicum/	Microthyrium microscopicum	a fly speck fungus				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex/	Ulex	gorses		dead, fallen, rotting	debris				(1-12)
thyriothecium (mostly epiphyllous)		mostly epiphyllous thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, rotting leaf			Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 A reappraisal of Microthyriaceae, Wu, H.X., Schoch, C.L., Boonmee, S., Bahkali, A.H., Chomnunti, P. & Hyde, K.D., 2011	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium microscopicum/	Microthyrium microscopicum	a fly speck fungus		mostly epiphyllous		thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/	Castanea sativa	sweet chestnut		dead, fallen, rotting	leaf				(1-12)
thyriothecium (mostly epiphyllous)		mostly epiphyllous thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, rotting leaf			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium microscopicum/	Microthyrium microscopicum	a fly speck fungus		mostly epiphyllous		thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, fallen, rotting	leaf				(1-12)
thyriothecium (mostly epiphyllous)		mostly epiphyllous thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, rotting leaf			Quercus robur	Pedunculate Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 A reappraisal of Microthyriaceae, Wu, H.X., Schoch, C.L., Boonmee, S., Bahkali, A.H., Chomnunti, P. & Hyde, K.D., 2011	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium microscopicum/	Microthyrium microscopicum	a fly speck fungus		mostly epiphyllous		thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus robur/	Quercus robur	pedunculate oak		dead, fallen, rotting	leaf				(1-12)
thyriothecium (mostly epiphyllous)		mostly epiphyllous thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, rotting leaf			Quercus rubra	Red Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium microscopicum/	Microthyrium microscopicum	a fly speck fungus		mostly epiphyllous		thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus rubra/	Quercus rubra	red oak		dead, fallen, rotting	leaf				(1-12)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Wu, H.X., Schoch, C.L., Boonmee, S., Bahkali, A.H., Chomnunti, P. & Hyde, K.D., 2011	A reappraisal of Microthyriaceae	FungalDiversity Vol 51: 189-248.

Microthyrium microscopicum (a fly speck fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Microthyrium microscopicum (a fly speck fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Microthyrium microscopicum (a fly speck fungus)
Genus	Microthyrium (a genus of fly speck fungi)
Family	MICROTHYRIACEAE (a family of fly speck fungi)
Order	MICROTHYRIALES (an order of fly speck fungi)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Microthyrium microscopicum 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 Microthyrium microscopicum (a fly speck fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Wu, H.X., Schoch, C.L., Boonmee, S., Bahkali, A.H., Chomnunti, P. & Hyde, K.D.	2011	A reappraisal of Microthyriaceae	FungalDiversity Vol 51: 189-248.

Microthyrium microscopicum (a fly speck fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Microthyrium
(a genus of fly speck fungi)

MICROTHYRIACEAE
(a family of fly speck fungi)

MICROTHYRIALES
(an order of fly speck fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microthyrium microscopicum (a fly speck fungus):

Microthyrium
(a genus of fly speck fungi)

MICROTHYRIACEAE
(a family of fly speck fungi)

MICROTHYRIALES
(an order of fly speck fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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