Phaeohelotium epiphyllum (Pers.) Hengstm.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Phaeohelotium epiphyllum 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 (sessile or subsessile)		sessile or subsessile apothecium is saprobic on litter			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Phaeohelotium epiphyllum/	Phaeohelotium epiphyllum	a discomycete		sessile or subsessile		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches			litter				(9-11)
apothecium (sessile or subsessile)		sessile or subsessile apothecium is saprobic on litter			Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Phaeohelotium epiphyllum/	Phaeohelotium epiphyllum	a discomycete		sessile or subsessile		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/	Carpinus betulus	hornbeam			litter				(9-11)
apothecium (sessile or subsessile)		sessile or subsessile apothecium is saprobic on litter			Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Phaeohelotium epiphyllum/	Phaeohelotium epiphyllum	a discomycete		sessile or subsessile		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/	Castanea sativa	sweet chestnut			litter				(9-11)
apothecium (sessile or subsessile)		sessile or subsessile apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf			[Quercus (native spp)]	native oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Phaeohelotium epiphyllum/	Phaeohelotium epiphyllum	a discomycete		sessile or subsessile		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/	Quercus (native spp)	native oaks		dead, fallen	leaf				(9-11)
apothecium (sessile or subsessile)		sessile or subsessile apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen litter			[Quercus (native spp)]	native oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Phaeohelotium epiphyllum/	Phaeohelotium epiphyllum	a discomycete		sessile or subsessile		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/	Quercus (native spp)	native oaks		dead, fallen	litter				(9-11)
apothecium (sessile or subsessile)		sessile or subsessile apothecium is saprobic on litter			Rosa	roses and briars	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Phaeohelotium epiphyllum/	Phaeohelotium epiphyllum	a discomycete		sessile or subsessile		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/	Rosa	roses and briars			litter				(9-11)
apothecium (sessile or subsessile)		sessile or subsessile apothecium is saprobic on litter			Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Phaeohelotium epiphyllum/	Phaeohelotium epiphyllum	a discomycete		sessile or subsessile		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/	Rubus	brambles, blackberries and raspberries			litter				(9-11)
apothecium (sessile or subsessile)		sessile or subsessile apothecium is saprobic on litter			[Broadleaved trees and shrubs]	broadleaved trees and shrubs		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Phaeohelotium epiphyllum/	Phaeohelotium epiphyllum	a discomycete		sessile or subsessile		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/	Broadleaved trees and shrubs	broadleaved trees and shrubs			litter				(9-11)

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

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Phaeohelotium epiphyllum (a discomycete) 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	Phaeohelotium epiphyllum (a discomycete)
Genus	Phaeohelotium (a genus of discomycetes)
Family	HELOTIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
Order	HELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	LEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
Class	LEOTIOMYCETES (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)

Phaeohelotium epiphyllum is also a member of:
Discomycetes - discomycete fungi (via Helotiales)
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 Phaeohelotium epiphyllum (a discomycete)

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

Phaeohelotium
(a genus of discomycetes)

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

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

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

Phaeohelotium
(a genus of discomycetes)

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

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

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