Ascobolus carletonii Boud.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Ascobolus carletonii 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 in/on dung or excretions of dung Lagopus lagopus Red Grouse Galliformes: Phasianidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascobolaceae/Ascobolus carletonii/Ascobolus carletoniia discomyceteapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Lagopus lagopus/Lagopus lagopusred grousedung
apothecium apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Tetrao urogallus Capercaillie, Western Capercaillie Galliformes: Phasianidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascobolaceae/Ascobolus carletonii/Ascobolus carletoniia discomyceteapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Tetrao urogallus/Tetrao urogalluscapercaillie, western capercailliedung

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

Ascobolus carletonii (a discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ascobolus carletonii (a discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAscobolus carletonii (a discomycete)
GenusAscobolus (a genus of discomycete fungi)
FamilyASCOBOLACEAE (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 Ascobolus carletonii (a discomycete)

Ascobolus carletonii (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Richardson, M. 2003 Coprophilous fungi Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 41-43.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ascobolus carletonii (a discomycete):

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