Orbilia xanthostigma (Fr.) Fr.
(Common Glasscup)

Interactions where Orbilia xanthostigma 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		apothecium is saprobic on decorticate wood			Ulex	gorses	Fabales: Fabaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex/	Ulex	gorses		decorticate	wood				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on bark			Ulex	gorses	Fabales: Fabaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex/	Ulex	gorses			bark				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on decorticate wood			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		decorticate	wood				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on bark			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders			bark				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on decorticate wood			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		decorticate	wood				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on bark			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches			bark				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on decorticate wood			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		decorticate	wood				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on bark			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches			bark				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on decorticate wood			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		decorticate	wood				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on bark			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks			bark				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on decorticate wood			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		decorticate	wood				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on bark			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows			bark				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on decorticate wood			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		decorticate	wood				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on bark			Ulmus	elms	Rosales: Ulmaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms			bark				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on bark			Pinus radiata	Monterey Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/	Pinus radiata	Monterey pine			bark		Minor		(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on decorticate wood			Pinus radiata	Monterey Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/	Pinus radiata	Monterey pine		decorticate	wood		Minor		(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on decorticate wood			[Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants]	trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants/	Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants	trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers		decorticate	wood				(1-12)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on bark			[Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants]	trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Orbilia xanthostigma/	Orbilia xanthostigma	common glasscup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants/	Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants	trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers			bark				(1-12)

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

Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup) 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:

Species	Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup)
Genus	Orbilia (glasscup discomycetes)
Family	ORBILIACEAE (glasscup discomycetes)
Order	ORBILIALES (glasscups)
Subclass	ORBILIOMYCETIDAE (glasscups)
Class	ORBILIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Orbilia xanthostigma 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 Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup)

Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ORBILIACEAE
(glasscup discomycetes)

ORBILIOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

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 Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup):

ORBILIACEAE
(glasscup discomycetes)

ORBILIOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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