Ascocoryne sarcoides (Jacq.) J.W. Groves & D.E. Wilson
(Purple Jellydisc)

Interactions where Ascocoryne sarcoides 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 (often in large cluster)		often in large cluster apothecium is saprobic on dead branch			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		often in large cluster		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	branch				(10-12)
Coryne anamorph (clustered)		clustered Coryne anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		clustered		Coryne anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	branch
apothecium (often in large cluster)		often in large cluster apothecium is saprobic on dead branch			Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		often in large cluster		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/	Carpinus betulus	hornbeam		dead	branch				(10-12)
Coryne anamorph (clustered)		clustered Coryne anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		clustered		Coryne anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/	Carpinus betulus	hornbeam		dead	branch
apothecium (often in large cluster)		often in large cluster apothecium is saprobic on wet log			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		often in large cluster		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		wet	log				(10-12)
apothecium (often in large cluster)		often in large cluster apothecium is saprobic on wet stump			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		often in large cluster		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		wet	stump				(10-12)
Coryne anamorph (clustered)		clustered Coryne anamorph is saprobic on wet stump			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		clustered		Coryne anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		wet	stump
Coryne anamorph (clustered)		clustered Coryne anamorph is saprobic on wet log			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		clustered		Coryne anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		wet	log
apothecium (often in large cluster)		often in large cluster apothecium is saprobic on dead branch			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		often in large cluster		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead	branch				(10-12)
Coryne anamorph (clustered)		clustered Coryne anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		clustered		Coryne anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead	branch
apothecium (often in large cluster)		often in large cluster apothecium is saprobic on dead branch			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		often in large cluster		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead	branch				(10-12)
Coryne anamorph (clustered)		clustered Coryne anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		clustered		Coryne anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead	branch
apothecium (often in large cluster)		often in large cluster apothecium is saprobic on dead branch			Pinus	pines	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		often in large cluster		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/	Pinus	pines		dead	branch				(10-12)
Coryne anamorph (clustered)		clustered Coryne anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Pinus	pines	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		clustered		Coryne anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/	Pinus	pines		dead	branch
apothecium (often in large cluster)		often in large cluster apothecium is saprobic on dead branch			[Trees]	broadleaved and coniferous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		often in large cluster		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees		dead	branch				(10-12)
Coryne anamorph (clustered)		clustered Coryne anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			[Trees]	broadleaved and coniferous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Ascocoryne sarcoides/	Ascocoryne sarcoides	purple jellydisc		clustered		Coryne anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees		dead	branch

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Ascocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jellydisc) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Ascocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jellydisc) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Ascocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jellydisc)
Genus	Ascocoryne (a genus of discomycetes)
Family	HELOTIACEAE (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)

Ascocoryne sarcoides 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 Ascocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jellydisc)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
Phialophora-jike Anamorph
	Gams, W.		Phialophora and some similar morphologically little-differentiated anamorphs of divergent ascomycetes	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

Ascocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jellydisc) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ascocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jellydisc):

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))

BioImages

BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 24 images of Ascocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jellydisc)

A very common reddish-purple discomycete of jelly-like consistency found on fallen logs, especially Beech (Fagus). It is generally accompanied by the conidial stage which is of similar colour and consistency, but forms dense clusters of small lumps rather than discs.

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