Tympanis ligustri Tul. & C. Tul.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Tympanis ligustri 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 (erumpent, in small groups from bark crack) erumpent, in small groups from bark crack apothecium is saprobic on dead branch Ligustrum privets Lamiales: Oleaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Notes on British species of Tympanis (Leotiales) with T. prunicola new to Britain, Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Tympanidaceae/Tympanis ligustri/Tympanis ligustria discomyceteerumpent, in small groups from bark crackapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Ligustrum/Ligustrumprivetsdeadbranch (1-5)
apothecium (erumpent, in small groups from bark crack) erumpent, in small groups from bark crack apothecium is saprobic on dead branch Syringa lilacs Lamiales: Oleaceae Notes on British species of Tympanis (Leotiales) with T. prunicola new to Britain, Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Tympanidaceae/Tympanis ligustri/Tympanis ligustria discomyceteerumpent, in small groups from bark crackapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa/Syringalilacsdeadbranch (1-5)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1996Notes on British species of Tympanis (Leotiales) with T. prunicola new to BritainKew Bulletin Vol 51 (1): 187-191.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTympanis ligustri (a discomycete)
GenusTympanis (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyTYMPANIDACEAE (a family of fungi)
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 Tympanis ligustri (a discomycete)

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

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

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