Pirottaea symphyti Nannf.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Pirottaea symphyti 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 (gregarious or scattered, erumpent through slits) gregarious or scattered, erumpent through slits apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Symphytum officinale Common Comfrey Boraginaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pirottaea symphyti/Pirottaea symphytia discomycetegregarious or scattered, erumpent through slitsapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Symphytum officinale/Symphytum officinalecommon comfreydeadstem

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPirottaea symphyti (a discomycete)
GenusPirottaea (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyDERMATEACEAE (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 Pirottaea symphyti (a discomycete)

Pirottaea symphyti (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 Pirottaea symphyti (a discomycete):

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