Cystobasidium fimetarium (Schumach.) P. Roberts
(a ustilaginomycete)

Interactions where Cystobasidium fimetarium 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
inhabits dung of pyrenomycetous dung UK/Ireland Lagopus lagopus Red Grouse Galliformes: Phasianidae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
New British Records 164: Cystobasidium fimetarium, Roberts, P.J., 1999
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Cystobasidiomycetes/Cystobasidiales/Cystobasidiaceae/Cystobasidium fimetarium/Cystobasidium fimetariuma ustilaginomycete Animal / dung / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Lagopus lagopus/Lagopus lagopusred grousepyrenomycetousdung
inhabits dung of pyrenomycetous dung [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Cystobasidiomycetes/Cystobasidiales/Cystobasidiaceae/Cystobasidium fimetarium/Cystobasidium fimetariuma ustilaginomycete Animal / dung / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivorespyrenomycetousdung
parasitises live apothecium UK/Ireland Thelebolus crustaceusQuestionable a discomycete Thelebolales: Thelebolaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
New British Records 164: Cystobasidium fimetarium, Roberts, P.J., 1999
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Cystobasidiomycetes/Cystobasidiales/Cystobasidiaceae/Cystobasidium fimetarium/Cystobasidium fimetariuma ustilaginomycete Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Thelebolales/Thelebolaceae/Thelebolus crustaceus/Thelebolus crustaceusa discomycete?liveapothecium
parasitises live perithecium [Pyrenomycetes] charcoal fungi Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Cystobasidiomycetes/Cystobasidiales/Cystobasidiaceae/Cystobasidium fimetarium/Cystobasidium fimetariuma ustilaginomycete Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pyrenomycetes/Pyrenomycetescharcoal fungiliveperithecium

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Roberts, P.J., 1999New British Records 164: Cystobasidium fimetariumNew British Records Mycologist Vol 13 (04): 171-172.

Cystobasidium fimetarium (a ustilaginomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cystobasidium fimetarium (a ustilaginomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCystobasidium fimetarium (a ustilaginomycete)
FamilyCYSTOBASIDIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderCYSTOBASIDIALES (an order of fungi)
ClassCYSTOBASIDIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cystobasidium fimetarium (a ustilaginomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Roberts, P.J. 1999 New British Records 164: Cystobasidium fimetarium New British Records Mycologist Vol 13 (04): 171-172.

Cystobasidium fimetarium (a ustilaginomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cystobasidium fimetarium (a ustilaginomycete):

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