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Melanconis alni Tul. & C. Tul., 1863 (a pyrenomycete)

Suggested Literature

Melanconis alni may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Melanconis alni is associated with:

Photos Melanconium coelomycetous anamorph, acervulus Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) immersed, grouped acervulus of Melanconium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead branch Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Melanconium coelomycetous anamorph, acervulus Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) immersed, grouped acervulus of Melanconium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead twig Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos perithecium Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) immersed, grouped perithecium is saprobic on fallen, dead twig Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos perithecium Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) immersed, grouped perithecium is saprobic on fallen, dead branch Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Associated with Melanconis alni:

Photos is parasitised by perithecium Nectria episphaeria - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998

Melanconis alni may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
Melanconis
(a genus of pyrenomycetes)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook

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