Cheilymenia stercorea (Pers.) Boud.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Cheilymenia stercorea 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 (solitary or gregarious, sessile) solitary or gregarious, sessile apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Cheilymenia stercorea/Cheilymenia stercoreaa discomycetesolitary or gregarious, sessileapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattledung
apothecium (solitary or gregarious, sessile) solitary or gregarious, sessile apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung CERVIDAE deer, buck Artiodactyla Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Cheilymenia stercorea/Cheilymenia stercoreaa discomycetesolitary or gregarious, sessileapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae/Cervidaedeer, buckdung

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCheilymenia stercorea (a discomycete)
GenusCheilymenia (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
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 Cheilymenia stercorea (a discomycete)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cheilymenia stercorea (a discomycete):

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