Mellitiosporium pteridinum (W. Phillips & Buckn.) Sacc.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Mellitiosporium pteridinum 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
apothecium (immersed, exposed by irregualr splitting of epidermis) immersed, exposed by irregualr splitting of epidermis apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiales: Dennstaedtiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Marthamycetaceae/Mellitiosporium pteridinum/Mellitiosporium pteridinuman ascomyceteimmersed, exposed by irregualr splitting of epidermisapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem (3-4)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

Mellitiosporium pteridinum (an ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMellitiosporium pteridinum (an ascomycete)
FamilyMARTHAMYCETACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
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 Mellitiosporium pteridinum (an ascomycete)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mellitiosporium pteridinum (an ascomycete):

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