Protomyces pachydermus Thüm.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Protomyces pachydermus 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
causes gall of leaf (petiole) Taraxacum dandelions Asterales: Asteraceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces pachydermus/Protomyces pachydermusan ascomycete Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Taraxacum/Taraxacumdandelionsleaf (petiole)
causes gall of leaf (midrib) Taraxacum dandelions Asterales: Asteraceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces pachydermus/Protomyces pachydermusan ascomycete Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Taraxacum/Taraxacumdandelionsleaf (midrib)
chlamydospore chlamydospore causes gall of live leaf Taraxacum dandelions Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces pachydermus/Protomyces pachydermusan ascomycetechlamydospore Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Taraxacum/Taraxacumdandelionsliveleaf
chlamydospore chlamydospore causes gall of live peduncle Taraxacum dandelions Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Protomyces pachydermus/Protomyces pachydermusan ascomycetechlamydospore Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Taraxacum/Taraxacumdandelionslivepeduncle

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProtomyces pachydermus (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Protomyces pachydermus (an ascomycete)

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

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

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