Potebniamyces pyri (Berk. & Broome) Dennis
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Potebniamyces pyri 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
perithecium (immersed, stromatic, solitary or in small groups)		immersed, stromatic, solitary or in small groups perithecium infects and damages cankered bark			Malus	apples	Rosales: Rosaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/	Potebniamyces pyri	a discomycete		immersed, stromatic, solitary or in small groups		perithecium	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/	Malus	apples		cankered	bark				(9-11)
Phacidiopycnis anamorph		conidioma of Phacidiopycnis anamorph infects and damages cankered bark			Malus	apples	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/	Potebniamyces pyri	a discomycete			conidioma	Phacidiopycnis anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/	Malus	apples		cankered	bark
stroma (erumpent)		erumpent stroma infects and damages cankered bark			Malus	apples	Rosales: Rosaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/	Potebniamyces pyri	a discomycete		erumpent		stroma	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/	Malus	apples		cankered	bark				(9-11)
		infects and damages cankered bark			Malus pumila	Apple	Rosales: Rosaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/	Potebniamyces pyri	a discomycete					Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/	Malus pumila	apple		cankered	bark
perithecium (immersed, stromatic, solitary or in small groups)		immersed, stromatic, solitary or in small groups perithecium is saprobic on dead branch			Pyrus	pears	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/	Potebniamyces pyri	a discomycete		immersed, stromatic, solitary or in small groups		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus/	Pyrus	pears		dead	branch				(9-11)
Phacidiopsis anamorph		conidioma of Phacidiopsis anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Pyrus	pears	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/	Potebniamyces pyri	a discomycete			conidioma	Phacidiopsis anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus/	Pyrus	pears		dead	branch
stroma (erumpent)		erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead branch			Pyrus	pears	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Potebniamyces pyri/	Potebniamyces pyri	a discomycete		erumpent		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus/	Pyrus	pears		dead	branch				(9-11)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Potebniamyces pyri (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	Potebniamyces pyri (a discomycete)
Family	CRYPTOMYCETACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	RHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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)

Potebniamyces pyri 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 Potebniamyces pyri (a discomycete)

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

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

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 Potebniamyces pyri (a discomycete):

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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