Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana (Plowr. & Cooke) Samuels & Cand.
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana 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
perithecium (scattered or gregarious) scattered or gregarious perithecium parasitises bracket Corticium a genus of resupinate fungi Corticiales: Corticiaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana/Sphaerostilbella berkeleyanaa pyrenomycetescattered or gregariousperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Corticium/Corticiuma genus of resupinate fungibracket
perithecium (scattered or gregarious) scattered or gregarious perithecium parasitises bracket Polyporus a genus of stipitate bracket fungi Polyporales: Polyporaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana/Sphaerostilbella berkeleyanaa pyrenomycetescattered or gregariousperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus/Polyporusa genus of stipitate bracket fungibracket
perithecium (scattered or gregarious) scattered or gregarious perithecium parasitises fruitbody Stereum hirsutum Hairy Curtain Crust Russulales: Stereaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana/Sphaerostilbella berkeleyanaa pyrenomycetescattered or gregariousperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Stereum hirsutum/Stereum hirsutumhairy curtain crustfruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana (a pyrenomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphaerostilbella berkeleyana (a pyrenomycete)
GenusSphaerostilbella (a genus of fungi)
FamilyHYPOCREACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
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 Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana (a pyrenomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Lechat, C. & Fournier, J. 2021 Cosmospora xylariae (Nectriaceae), a new species from France, Germany and U.K., with notes on C. berkeleyana, now Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana, and C. scruposae Ascomycete.org vol 13 (5): 189-196.

Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Poldmaa, K. Generic delimitation of the fungicolous Hypocreaceae White, J.F.Jr., Sullivan, R., Moy, M., Patel, R. & Duncan, R. An overview of problems in the classification of plant-parasitic Clavicipitaceae, 11pp, Molecules, morphology and classification: Towards monophyletic genera in the Ascomycetes

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana (a pyrenomycete):

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