Thecaphora trailii Cooke
(a seed smut fungus)

Interactions where Thecaphora trailii 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
(embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages capitulum UK/Ireland Cirsium dissectum Meadow Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ustilaginales of the British Isles, Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Glomosporiaceae/Thecaphora trailii/Thecaphora trailiia seed smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistlecapitulum (7-8)
(embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages capitulum UK/Ireland Cirsium heterophyllum Melancholy Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ustilaginales of the British Isles, Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Glomosporiaceae/Thecaphora trailii/Thecaphora trailiia seed smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium heterophyllum/Cirsium heterophyllummelancholy thistlecapitulum (7-8)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984Ustilaginales of the British IslesMycological Papers, No 154, 96pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute

Thecaphora trailii (a seed smut fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Thecaphora trailii (a seed smut fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThecaphora trailii (a seed smut fungus)
GenusThecaphora (a genus of seed smut fungi)
FamilyGLOMOSPORIACEAE (a family of seed smut fungi)
OrderUROCYSTIDALES (an order of fungi)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Thecaphora trailii (a seed smut fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Thecaphora trailii (a seed smut fungus):

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