Cryptosporella suffusa (Fr.) L.C. Mejía & Castl.
(a valsoid pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Cryptosporella suffusa 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
Disculina coelomycetous anamorph		Disculina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Cryptosporella suffusa/	Cryptosporella suffusa	a valsoid pyrenomycete				Disculina coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		dead	branch				(3-4)
Disculina coelomycetous anamorph		Disculina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Cryptosporella suffusa/	Cryptosporella suffusa	a valsoid pyrenomycete				Disculina coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		dead	twig				(3-4)
perithecium (in groups of 6-10, pustule forming)		in groups of 6-10, pustule forming perithecium is saprobic on dead twig			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Cryptosporella suffusa/	Cryptosporella suffusa	a valsoid pyrenomycete		in groups of 6-10, pustule forming		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		dead	twig				(3-7)
perithecium (in groups of 6-10, pustule forming)		in groups of 6-10, pustule forming perithecium is saprobic on dead branch			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Cryptosporella suffusa/	Cryptosporella suffusa	a valsoid pyrenomycete		in groups of 6-10, pustule forming		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		dead	branch				(3-7)

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cryptosporella suffusa (a valsoid pyrenomycete)
Genus	Cryptosporella (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
Family	GNOMONIACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	DIAPORTHALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Cryptosporella suffusa is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
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 Cryptosporella suffusa (a valsoid pyrenomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Robinson, K.	2010	Alder Carr Fungi - Microfungi on Alder	Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 23-24.

Cryptosporella suffusa (a valsoid pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

GNOMONIACEAE
(a family of fungi)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cryptosporella suffusa (a valsoid pyrenomycete):

GNOMONIACEAE
(a family of fungi)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

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