Monilinia megalospora (Woronin) Whetzel
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Monilinia megalospora 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 (one or two) one or two apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, mummified, over-wintered fruit Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Ericales: Ericaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes), Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 2000
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia megalospora/Monilinia megalosporaa discomyceteone or twoapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium uliginosum/Vaccinium uliginosumbog bilberrydead, fallen, mummified, over-winteredfruit (spring to early summer)
Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilia dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Ericales: Ericaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes), Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 2000
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia megalospora/Monilinia megalosporaa discomyceteMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium uliginosum/Vaccinium uliginosumbog bilberryliveleaf (summer)
Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilia dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live shoot Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Ericales: Ericaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes), Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 2000
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia megalospora/Monilinia megalosporaa discomyceteMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium uliginosum/Vaccinium uliginosumbog bilberryliveshoot (summer)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 2000Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes)Nordic Macromycetes, 1, 309pp, Nordsvamp, Copenhagen

Monilinia megalospora (a discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Monilinia megalospora (a discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMonilinia megalospora (a discomycete)
GenusMonilinia (a genus of discomycete fungi)
FamilySCLEROTINIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
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 Monilinia megalospora (a discomycete)

Monilinia megalospora (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Monilinia megalospora (a discomycete):

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