Melanospora brevirostris (Fuckel) Höhn.
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Melanospora brevirostris 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
perithecium perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
Keys to Fungi on Dung, Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora brevirostris/Melanospora brevirostrisa pyrenomyceteperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivoresdung
perithecium perithecium parasitises ascoma Major Geopora arenosa Mountain Cup Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora brevirostris/Melanospora brevirostrisa pyrenomyceteperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Geopora arenosa/Geopora arenosamountain cupascomaMajor
perithecium perithecium parasitises ascoma UK/Ireland Sepultaria a genus of discomycetes Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora brevirostris/Melanospora brevirostrisa pyrenomyceteperithecium Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Sepultaria/Sepultariaa genus of discomycetesascoma

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997Keys to Fungi on Dung2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanospora brevirostris (a pyrenomycete)
GenusMelanospora (a genus of ascomycete fungi)
FamilyCERATOSTOMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderMELANOSPORALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassHYPOCREOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melanospora brevirostris (a pyrenomycete)

Melanospora brevirostris (a pyrenomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanospora brevirostris (a pyrenomycete):

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