Phacidium lacerum Fr.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Phacidium lacerum 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 (immersed, then exposed) immersed, then exposed apothecium is saprobic on decaying, esp still-attached leaves on fallen branches needle Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Phacidiaceae/Phacidium lacerum/Phacidium laceruma discomyceteimmersed, then exposedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedecaying, esp still-attached leaves on fallen branchesneedle
Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on decaying, esp still-attached leaves on fallen branches needle UK/Ireland Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Phacidiaceae/Phacidium lacerum/Phacidium laceruma discomyceteCeuthospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedecaying, esp still-attached leaves on fallen branchesneedle

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

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

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhacidium lacerum (a discomycete)
GenusPhacidium (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyPHACIDIACEAE (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 Phacidium lacerum (a discomycete)

Phacidium lacerum (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 Phacidium lacerum (a discomycete):

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