Cheilymenia fimicola (Bagl.) Dennis
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Cheilymenia fimicola 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 (solitary or gregarious, sessile) solitary or gregarious, sessile apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Major Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Cheilymenia fimicola/Cheilymenia fimicolaa discomycetesolitary or gregarious, sessileapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattledungMajor
apothecium (solitary or gregarious, sessile) solitary or gregarious, sessile apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Minor Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit, European Rabbit Lagomorpha: Leporidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Cheilymenia fimicola/Cheilymenia fimicolaa discomycetesolitary or gregarious, sessileapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Oryctolagus cuniculus/Oryctolagus cuniculusrabbit, european rabbitdungMinor
apothecium (solitary or gregarious, sessile) solitary or gregarious, sessile apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Minor Equus ferus Horse Perissodactyla: Equidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Cheilymenia fimicola/Cheilymenia fimicolaa discomycetesolitary or gregarious, sessileapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorsedungMinor

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCheilymenia fimicola (a discomycete)
GenusCheilymenia (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (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 Cheilymenia fimicola (a discomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anderson, R. 2006 New British Records 243: Lasiobolus diversisporus Mycologist Vol 20 (1): 32-33.

Cheilymenia fimicola (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cheilymenia fimicola (a discomycete):

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