Microthyrium ciliatum var hederae J.P. Ellis
(a fly speck fungus)

Interactions where Microthyrium ciliatum var hederae 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
mycelium (superficial)		superficial mycelium is saprobic on trailing stem			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus		superficial		mycelium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		trailing	stem				(9-5)
mycelium (superficial)		superficial mycelium is saprobic on dead, decaying leaf			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus		superficial		mycelium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		dead, decaying	leaf				(9-5)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, decaying leaf			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		dead, decaying	leaf				(9-5)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on trailing stem			Hedera	ivies	Apiales: Araliaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/	Hedera	ivies		trailing	stem				(9-5)
mycelium (superficial)		superficial mycelium is saprobic on dead leaf			Buxus sempervirens	Box	Buxales: Buxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus		superficial		mycelium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/	Buxus sempervirens	box		dead	leaf				(9-5)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Buxus sempervirens	Box	Buxales: Buxaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/	Buxus sempervirens	box		dead	leaf				(9-5)
mycelium (superficial)		superficial mycelium is saprobic on dead leaf			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus		superficial		mycelium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead	leaf				(9-5)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead	leaf				(9-5)
mycelium (superficial)		superficial mycelium is saprobic on dead leaf			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus		superficial		mycelium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		dead	leaf				(9-5)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		dead	leaf				(9-5)
mycelium (superficial)		superficial mycelium is saprobic on dead leaf			Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus		superficial		mycelium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/	Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries		dead	leaf				(9-5)
thyriothecium		thyriothecium is saprobic on dead leaf			Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae/	Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae	a fly speck fungus				thyriothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/	Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries		dead	leaf				(9-5)

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

Microthyrium ciliatum var hederae (a fly speck fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Microthyrium ciliatum var hederae (a fly speck fungus) 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:

Variety	Microthyrium ciliatum var hederae (a fly speck fungus)
Species	Microthyrium ciliatum (a fly speck fungus)
Genus	Microthyrium (a genus of fly speck fungi)
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)

Microthyrium ciliatum var hederae 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 Microthyrium ciliatum var hederae (a fly speck fungus)

Microthyrium ciliatum var hederae (a fly speck fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Microthyrium
(a genus of fly speck fungi)

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 Microthyrium ciliatum var hederae (a fly speck fungus):

Microthyrium
(a genus of fly speck fungi)

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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