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Microthyrium pinophyllum (Höhn.) Petr., 1927 (a fly speck fungus)

Suggested Literature

Microthyrium pinophyllum 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

Microthyrium pinophyllum is associated with:

thyriothecium Cupressus - a genus of cypresses (Cupressaceae) thyriothecium is saprobic on dead needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
thyriothecium Pinus radiata - Monterey Pine (Pinaceae) thyriothecium is saprobic on decaying needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos thyriothecium Pinus nigra ssp. laricio - Corsican Pine (Pinaceae) thyriothecium is saprobic on decaying needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos thyriothecium Pinus sylvestris - Scots Pine (Pinaceae) thyriothecium is saprobic on decaying needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Associated with Microthyrium pinophyllum:

Microthyrium pinophyllum 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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