Plectania melastoma (Sowerby) Fuckel
(Corona Cup)

Interactions where Plectania melastoma 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 apothecium is saprobic on dead, half-buried stem UK/Ireland Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Recording discomycetes in Worcestershire, Clark, M.C., 1984
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Sarcosomataceae/Plectania melastoma/Plectania melastomacorona cupapothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdead, half-buriedstem (1-6,12)
apothecium apothecium is saprobic on dead, half-buried stem UK/Ireland Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Recording discomycetes in Worcestershire, Clark, M.C., 1984
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Sarcosomataceae/Plectania melastoma/Plectania melastomacorona cupapothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdead, half-buriedstem (1-6,12)
apothecium apothecium is saprobic on dead, half-buried in moss stem UK/Ireland Rubus brambles, blackberries and raspberries Rosales: Rosaceae Recording discomycetes in Worcestershire, Clark, M.C., 1984
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Sarcosomataceae/Plectania melastoma/Plectania melastomacorona cupapothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/Rubusbrambles, blackberries and raspberriesdead, half-buried in mossstem (1-6,12)

Author & YearTitleSource
Clark, M.C., 1984Recording discomycetes in WorcestershireBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 18 (2): 121-125.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Plectania melastoma (Corona Cup) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Plectania melastoma (Corona Cup) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlectania melastoma (Corona Cup)
FamilySARCOSOMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
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 Plectania melastoma (Corona Cup)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Clark, M.C. 1984 Recording discomycetes in Worcestershire Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 18 (2): 121-125.
Dennis, R.W.G. 1971 New or Interesting British Microfungi Kew Bulletin 25 (2): 335-374.
Spooner, B. 2002 The larger Cup Fungi in Britain, part 4: Sarcoscyphaceae and Sarcosomataceae Field Mycology Vol 3 (1): 9-14.

Plectania melastoma (Corona Cup) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Plectania melastoma (Corona Cup):

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