Gibbera conferta (Fr.) Petr.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Gibbera conferta 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
pseudostroma (subcuticular or subepidermal)		subcuticular or subepidermal pseudostroma parasitises live leaf			Vaccinium uliginosum	Bog Bilberry	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Gibbera conferta/	Gibbera conferta	an ascomycete		subcuticular or subepidermal		pseudostroma	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium uliginosum/	Vaccinium uliginosum	bog bilberry		live	leaf
pseudostroma (subcuticular or subepidermal)		subcuticular or subepidermal pseudostroma is saprobic on overwintered leaf			Vaccinium uliginosum	Bog Bilberry	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Gibbera conferta/	Gibbera conferta	an ascomycete		subcuticular or subepidermal		pseudostroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium uliginosum/	Vaccinium uliginosum	bog bilberry		overwintered	leaf
pseudothecium (subcuticular or subepidermal, clustered, pseudostromatic)		subcuticular or subepidermal, clustered, pseudostromatic pseudothecium parasitises live leaf			Vaccinium uliginosum	Bog Bilberry	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Gibbera conferta/	Gibbera conferta	an ascomycete		subcuticular or subepidermal, clustered, pseudostromatic		pseudothecium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium uliginosum/	Vaccinium uliginosum	bog bilberry		live	leaf
pseudothecium (subcuticular or subepidermal, clustered, pseudostromatic)		subcuticular or subepidermal, clustered, pseudostromatic pseudothecium is saprobic on overwintered leaf			Vaccinium uliginosum	Bog Bilberry	Ericales: Ericaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Gibbera conferta/	Gibbera conferta	an ascomycete		subcuticular or subepidermal, clustered, pseudostromatic		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium uliginosum/	Vaccinium uliginosum	bog bilberry		overwintered	leaf

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Gibbera conferta (an ascomycete) 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	Gibbera conferta (an ascomycete)
Genus	Gibbera (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	VENTURIACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	VENTURIALES (an order of fungi)
Subclass	PLEOSPOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (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)

Gibbera conferta 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 Gibbera conferta (an ascomycete)

Gibbera conferta (an ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

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 Gibbera conferta (an ascomycete):

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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