Protomyces macrosporus Unger
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Protomyces macrosporus 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
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of stem APIACEAE umbellifers Apiales Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apiaceaeumbellifersstem (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of live leaf UK/Ireland Aegopodium podagraria Ground Elder, Ground-elder, Goutweed, Bishop’s Weed Apiales: Apiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An introduction to the Protomycetales: Burenia inundata on Apium nodiflorum and Protomyces macrosporus on Anthriscus sylvestris, Preece, T.F. & Hick, A.J., 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Aegopodium podagraria/Aegopodium podagrariaground elder, ground-elder, goutweed, bishop’s weedliveleaf (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of live stem UK/Ireland Aegopodium podagraria Ground Elder, Ground-elder, Goutweed, Bishop’s Weed Apiales: Apiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An introduction to the Protomycetales: Burenia inundata on Apium nodiflorum and Protomyces macrosporus on Anthriscus sylvestris, Preece, T.F. & Hick, A.J., 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Aegopodium podagraria/Aegopodium podagrariaground elder, ground-elder, goutweed, bishop’s weedlivestem (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Apiales: Apiaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Angelica sylvestris/Angelica sylvestriswild angelica (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of UK/Ireland Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley, Kecks Apiales: Apiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An introduction to the Protomycetales: Burenia inundata on Apium nodiflorum and Protomyces macrosporus on Anthriscus sylvestris, Preece, T.F. & Hick, A.J., 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Anthriscus sylvestris/Anthriscus sylvestriscow parsley, kecks (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of conspicuously distorted leaf (young) UK/Ireland Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley, Kecks Apiales: Apiaceae An introduction to the Protomycetales: Burenia inundata on Apium nodiflorum and Protomyces macrosporus on Anthriscus sylvestris, Preece, T.F. & Hick, A.J., 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Anthriscus sylvestris/Anthriscus sylvestriscow parsley, kecksconspicuously distortedleaf (young) (late 10-3)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of live Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip Apiales: Apiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Berula erecta/Berula erectalesser water-parsniplive (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of Conopodium majus Pignut Apiales: Apiaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Conopodium majus/Conopodium majuspignut (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of Oenanthe (Bot.) water-dropworts Apiales: Apiaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Oenanthe (Bot.)/Oenanthe (Bot.)water-dropworts (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of UK/Ireland Oenanthe crocata Hemlock Water-dropwort Apiales: Apiaceae An introduction to the Protomycetales: Burenia inundata on Apium nodiflorum and Protomyces macrosporus on Anthriscus sylvestris, Preece, T.F. & Hick, A.J., 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Oenanthe crocata/Oenanthe crocatahemlock water-dropwort (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of Sium latifolium Great Water-parsnip, Greater Water-parsnip Apiales: Apiaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Sium latifolium/Sium latifoliumgreat water-parsnip, greater water-parsnip (3-10)
chlamydospore (embedded) embedded chlamydospore causes gall of UK/Ireland Torilis japonica Upright Hedge-parsley Apiales: Apiaceae An introduction to the Protomycetales: Burenia inundata on Apium nodiflorum and Protomyces macrosporus on Anthriscus sylvestris, Preece, T.F. & Hick, A.J., 2001
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces macrosporus/Protomyces macrosporusan ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Torilis japonica/Torilis japonicaupright hedge-parsley (3-10)

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Preece, T.F. & Hick, A.J., 2001An introduction to the Protomycetales: Burenia inundata on Apium nodiflorum and Protomyces macrosporus on Anthriscus sylvestrisMycologist Vol 15 (3): 119-125.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProtomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete)
FamilyTAPHRINACEAE (tongue fungi)
OrderTAPHRINALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassTAPHRINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassTAPHRINOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumTAPHRINOMYCOTINA (pneumocystid fungi)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Preece, T.F. & Hick, A.J. 2001 An introduction to the Protomycetales: Burenia inundata on Apium nodiflorum and Protomyces macrosporus on Anthriscus sylvestris Mycologist Vol 15 (3): 119-125.

Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete):

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