Coccomyces coronatus (Schumach.) De Not.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Coccomyces coronatus 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		apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces coronatus/	Coccomyces coronatus	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	leaf				(8-11)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces coronatus/	Coccomyces coronatus	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead	leaf				(8-11)
apothecium (embedded)		embedded apothecium is saprobic on locally bleached, dead, fallen leaf			[Quercus (native spp)]	native oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces coronatus/	Coccomyces coronatus	a discomycete		embedded		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/	Quercus (native spp)	native oaks		locally bleached, dead, fallen	leaf				(8-11)
Leptothyrium coelomycetous anamorph (mostly epiphyllous)		mostly epiphyllous conidioma of Leptothyrium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on locally bleached, dead, fallen leaf			[Quercus (native spp)]	native oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces coronatus/	Coccomyces coronatus	a discomycete		mostly epiphyllous	conidioma	Leptothyrium coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/	Quercus (native spp)	native oaks		locally bleached, dead, fallen	leaf
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Sorbus	whitebeams	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces coronatus/	Coccomyces coronatus	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/	Sorbus	whitebeams		dead	leaf				(8-11)

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Coccomyces coronatus (a discomycete) 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	Coccomyces coronatus (a discomycete)
Genus	Coccomyces (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	RHYTISMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	RHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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)

Coccomyces coronatus is also a member of:
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 Coccomyces coronatus (a discomycete)

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

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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

RHYTISMATACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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