Polydesmia pruinosa (Gerd. ex Berk. & Broome) Boud.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Polydesmia pruinosa 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 (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Cryptosphaeria eunomia	a pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Cryptosphaeria eunomia/	Cryptosphaeria eunomia	a pyrenomycete			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Diatrype	a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrype/	Diatrype	a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes			stroma		Major		(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Diatrype disciformis	Beech Barkspot	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrype disciformis/	Diatrype disciformis	beech barkspot			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Diatrype stigma	Common Tarcrust	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrype stigma/	Diatrype stigma	common tarcrust			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Diatrypella	a genus of pyrenomycete fungi	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella/	Diatrypella	a genus of pyrenomycete fungi			stroma		Major		(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Diatrypella favacea	Birch Blackhead	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella favacea/	Diatrypella favacea	birch blackhead			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Diatrypella quercina	Oak Blackhead	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrypella quercina/	Diatrypella quercina	oak blackhead			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Eutypa flavovirens	a stromatic pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Eutypa flavovirens/	Eutypa flavovirens	a stromatic pyrenomycete			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Eutypella prunastri	a stromatic pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Eutypella prunastri/	Eutypella prunastri	a stromatic pyrenomycete			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Annulohypoxylon multiforme	Birch Woodwart	Xylariales: Xylariaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Annulohypoxylon multiforme/	Annulohypoxylon multiforme	birch woodwart			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			[Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg.]	rusty woodwarts	Xylariales: Xylariaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg./	Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg.	rusty woodwarts			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium parasitises stroma			Kretzschmaria deusta	Brittle Cinder	Xylariales: Xylariaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Kretzschmaria deusta/	Kretzschmaria deusta	brittle cinder			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessiles)		sessiles apothecium parasitises stroma			[Pyrenomycetes]	charcoal fungi		Recording discomycetes in Worcestershire, Clark, M.C., 1984	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessiles		apothecium	Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pyrenomycetes/	Pyrenomycetes	charcoal fungi			stroma				(1-12 (esp. winter)
apothecium (sessile)		sessile apothecium is associated with			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete		sessile		apothecium	Plant / associate			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees							(1-12 (esp. winter)

Interactions where Polydesmia pruinosa is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

Affected Part		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	Summary
		is associate of colony of Helicosporium dematiaceous anamorph			Tubeufia cerea	an ascomycete	Pleosporales: Tubeufiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Tubeufiaceae/Tubeufia cerea/	Tubeufia cerea	an ascomycete			colony	Helicosporium dematiaceous anamorph	Fungus / associate			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete							(4-10)	colony of Helicosporium dematiaceous anamorph is associated with
		is associate of grouped, superficial pseudothecium			Tubeufia cerea	an ascomycete	Pleosporales: Tubeufiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Tubeufiaceae/Tubeufia cerea/	Tubeufia cerea	an ascomycete		grouped, superficial		pseudothecium	Fungus / associate			/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Polydesmia pruinosa/	Polydesmia pruinosa	a discomycete							(4-10)	grouped, superficial pseudothecium is associated with

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Author & Year	Title	Source
Clark, M.C., 1984	Recording discomycetes in Worcestershire	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 18 (2): 121-125.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Polydesmia pruinosa (a discomycete)
Family	HYALOSCYPHACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
Order	HELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	LEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
Class	LEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Polydesmia pruinosa is also a member of:
Discomycetes - discomycete fungi (via Helotiales)
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 Polydesmia pruinosa (a discomycete)

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

HYALOSCYPHACEAE
(a family of discomycetes)

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

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

General Literature

Recording discomycetes in Worcestershire

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

HYALOSCYPHACEAE
(a family of discomycetes)

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

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

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