Byssothecium circinans Fuckel
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Byssothecium circinans 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
pseudothecium (basally immersed) basally immersed pseudothecium feeds on rootstock Atriplex portulacoides Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massarinaceae/Byssothecium circinans/Byssothecium circinansan ascomycetebasally immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Atriplex portulacoides/Atriplex portulacoidessea purslane, sea-purslanerootstock
pseudothecium (basally immersed) basally immersed pseudothecium feeds on rootstock Medicago sativa Lucerne, Medick, Alfalfa Fabales: Fabaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massarinaceae/Byssothecium circinans/Byssothecium circinansan ascomycetebasally immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Medicago sativa/Medicago sativalucerne, medick, alfalfarootstock

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

Byssothecium circinans (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Byssothecium circinans (an ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesByssothecium circinans (an ascomycete)
FamilyMASSARINACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (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 Byssothecium circinans (an ascomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Eken, C. & Demirici, E. 2000 Trematosphaeria circinans on Medicago sativa in Turrkey. Mycotaxon 75: 213-214.

Byssothecium circinans (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Byssothecium circinans (an ascomycete):

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