Pilidium acerinum Kunze
(a coelomycete)

Interactions where Pilidium acerinum 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
Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Pilidium acerinum/Pilidium acerinuma coelomyceteconidiomaPilidium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesfallen, deadleaf (9-5)
Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Pilidium acerinum/Pilidium acerinuma coelomyceteconidiomaPilidium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamfallen, deadleaf (9-5)
Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Pilidium acerinum/Pilidium acerinuma coelomyceteconidiomaPilidium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutfallen, deadleaf (9-5)
Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Pilidium acerinum/Pilidium acerinuma coelomyceteconidiomaPilidium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesfallen, deadleaf (9-5)
Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Pilidium acerinum/Pilidium acerinuma coelomyceteconidiomaPilidium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksfallen, deadleaf (9-5)
Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf [Quercus (native spp)] native oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Pilidium acerinum/Pilidium acerinuma coelomyceteconidiomaPilidium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/Quercus (native spp)native oaksfallen, deadleaf (9-5)
Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Pilidium acerinum/Pilidium acerinuma coelomyceteconidiomaPilidium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermaplesfallen, deadleaf (9-5)
Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead needle Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Pilidium acerinum/Pilidium acerinuma coelomyceteconidiomaPilidium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsfallen, deadneedle (9-5)

Pilidium acerinum (a coelomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pilidium acerinum (a coelomycete) 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:
Anamorphic SpeciesPilidium acerinum (a coelomycete)
Form genusPilidium (a form genus of coelomycetes)
FamilyCHAETOMELLACEAE (a family of fungi)
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 Pilidium acerinum (a coelomycete)

Pilidium acerinum (a coelomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pilidium acerinum (a coelomycete):

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