Protocrea delicatula (Tul. & C. Tul.) Petch
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Protocrea delicatula 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
perithecium perithecium is saprobic on wood PINOPSIDA conifers Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Protocrea delicatula/Protocrea delicatulaa pyrenomyceteperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconiferswood

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

Protocrea delicatula (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Protocrea delicatula (a pyrenomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProtocrea delicatula (a pyrenomycete)
GenusProtocrea (a genus of fungi)
FamilyHYPOCREACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
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 Protocrea delicatula (a pyrenomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Jaklitsch W.M., Põldmaa K. & Samuels G.J. 2008 Reconsideration of Protocrea (Hypocreales, Hypocreaceae) Mycologia Vol 100: 962–984.

Protocrea delicatula (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Poldmaa, K. Generic delimitation of the fungicolous Hypocreaceae White, J.F.Jr., Sullivan, R., Moy, M., Patel, R. & Duncan, R. An overview of problems in the classification of plant-parasitic Clavicipitaceae, 11pp, Molecules, morphology and classification: Towards monophyletic genera in the Ascomycetes
Poldmaa, K. Generic delimitation of the fungicolous Hypocreaceae White, J.F.Jr., Sullivan, R., Moy, M., Patel, R. & Duncan, R. An overview of problems in the classification of plant-parasitic Clavicipitaceae, 11pp, Molecules, morphology and classification: Towards monophyletic genera in the Ascomycetes

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Protocrea delicatula (a pyrenomycete):

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