Scutomollisia contraria Graddon
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Scutomollisia contraria 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 (clypeate, emerging through centre of clypeus) clypeate, emerging through centre of clypeus apothecium is saprobic on culm UK/Ireland Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Some new Discomycete species: 6, Graddon, W.D., 1984
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Scutomollisia contraria/Scutomollisia contrariaa discomyceteclypeate, emerging through centre of clypeusapothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Deschampsia flexuosa/Deschampsia flexuosawavy hair-grassculm (7)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Graddon, W.D., 1984Some new Discomycete species: 6TBMS Vol 83 (3): 377-382.

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

Scutomollisia contraria (a discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScutomollisia contraria (a discomycete)
GenusScutomollisia (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyDERMATEACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scutomollisia contraria (a discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Graddon, W.D. 1984 Some new Discomycete species: 6 TBMS Vol 83 (3): 377-382.

Scutomollisia contraria (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

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