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Mollisia discolor (Mont. & Fr.) W. Phillips, 1887 (a discomycete)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #webs
Variety Mollisia discolor var. longispora Le Gal, 1939 (a discomycete) 5

Suggested Literature

Mollisia discolor may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Mollisia discolor is associated with:

Photos apothecium Cornus sanguinea - Dogwood (Cornaceae) erumpent, clustered, sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead twig Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos apothecium Quercus (native spp) - Native Oaks (Fagaceae) erumpent through cracks in bark, clustered, sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached or fallen twig Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Associated with Mollisia discolor:

Mollisia discolor may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

References

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

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