Morenoina rhododendri J.P. Ellis
(a fly speck fungus)

Interactions where Morenoina rhododendri 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
pycnothyrium pycnothyrium is saprobic on dead twig of conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina rhododendri/Morenoina rhododendria fly speck funguspycnothyrium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadtwigconidial anamorph
thyriothecium thyriothecium is saprobic on dead twig UK/Ireland Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina rhododendri/Morenoina rhododendria fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadtwig (5-6)
pycnothyrium pycnothyrium is saprobic on dead twig of conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericales: Ericaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina rhododendri/Morenoina rhododendria fly speck funguspycnothyrium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium myrtillus/Vaccinium myrtillusbilberrydeadtwigconidial anamorph
thyriothecium thyriothecium is saprobic on dead twig UK/Ireland Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericales: Ericaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina rhododendri/Morenoina rhododendria fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium myrtillus/Vaccinium myrtillusbilberrydeadtwig (5-6)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, J.P., 1980The genus Morenoina in BritainTBMS Vol 74 (2): 297-307.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Morenoina rhododendri (a fly speck fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Morenoina rhododendri (a fly speck fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMorenoina rhododendri (a fly speck fungus)
GenusMorenoina (a genus of fly speck fungi)
FamilyASTERINACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderASTERINALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (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 Morenoina rhododendri (a fly speck fungus)

Morenoina rhododendri (a fly speck fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Morenoina rhododendri (a fly speck fungus):

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