Lichenopeltella alpestris (Sacc.) P.M. Kirk & Minter
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Lichenopeltella alpestris 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
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Carex	sedges	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella alpestris/	Lichenopeltella alpestris	an ascomycete				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/	Carex	sedges		dead	leaf				(4-11)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella alpestris/	Lichenopeltella alpestris	an ascomycete				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Arrhenatherum elatius/	Arrhenatherum elatius	false oat-grass		dead	stem				(4-11)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Molinia caerulea	Purple Moor-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella alpestris/	Lichenopeltella alpestris	an ascomycete				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Molinia caerulea/	Molinia caerulea	purple moor-grass		dead	stem				(4-11)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Dactylis	cock’s-foot grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella alpestris/	Lichenopeltella alpestris	an ascomycete				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Dactylis/	Dactylis	cock's-foot grasses		dead	stem				(4-11)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted Hair-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella alpestris/	Lichenopeltella alpestris	an ascomycete				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Deschampsia cespitosa/	Deschampsia cespitosa	tufted hair-grass		dead	stem				(4-11)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Phalaris	Canary grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella alpestris/	Lichenopeltella alpestris	an ascomycete				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phalaris/	Phalaris	Canary grasses		dead	stem				(4-11)

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Lichenopeltella alpestris (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	Lichenopeltella alpestris (an ascomycete)
Genus	Lichenopeltella (a genus of fly speck fungi and lichens)
Family	MICROTHYRIACEAE (a family of fly speck fungi)
Order	MICROTHYRIALES (an order of fly speck fungi)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
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)

Lichenopeltella alpestris 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 Lichenopeltella alpestris (an ascomycete)

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

Lichenopeltella
(a genus of fly speck fungi and lichens)

MICROTHYRIACEAE
(a family of fly speck fungi)

MICROTHYRIALES
(an order of fly speck fungi)

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 Lichenopeltella alpestris (an ascomycete):

Lichenopeltella
(a genus of fly speck fungi and lichens)

MICROTHYRIACEAE
(a family of fly speck fungi)

MICROTHYRIALES
(an order of fly speck fungi)

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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