Sphaerodes fimicola (E.C. Hansen) P.F. Cannon & D. Hawksw.
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Sphaerodes fimicola 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 (superficial, frequently gregarious) superficial, frequently gregarious perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Major Ovis aries Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep Artiodactyla: Bovidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Sphaerodes fimicola/Sphaerodes fimicolaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, frequently gregariousperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Ovis aries/Ovis ariessheep (domestic and feral), feral sheepdungMajor
cleistothecium cleistothecium parasitises sclerotium Minor Sclerotinia sclerotiorum a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Sphaerodes fimicola/Sphaerodes fimicolaa pyrenomycetecleistothecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia sclerotiorum/Sclerotinia sclerotioruma discomycetesclerotiumMinor
cleistothecium cleistothecium is saprobic on old fruitbody Minor POLYPORALES polypores Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Sphaerodes fimicola/Sphaerodes fimicolaa pyrenomycetecleistothecium Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/PolyporalespolyporesoldfruitbodyMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphaerodes fimicola (a pyrenomycete)
GenusSphaerodes (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
FamilyCERATOSTOMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderMELANOSPORALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassHYPOCREOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
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 Sphaerodes fimicola (a pyrenomycete)

Sphaerodes fimicola (a pyrenomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphaerodes fimicola (a pyrenomycete):

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