Cordyceps tuberculata (Lebert) Maire
(Dwarf Caterpillarclub)

Interactions where Cordyceps tuberculata 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
stroma (gregarious)		gregarious stroma is parasitoid of pupa			LEPIDOPTERA	butterflies and moths		British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Cordyceps tuberculata/	Cordyceps tuberculata	dwarf caterpillarclub		gregarious		stroma	Animal / parasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/	Lepidoptera	butterflies and moths				pupa
stroma (gregarious)		gregarious stroma is parasitoid of imago			LEPIDOPTERA	butterflies and moths		British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Cordyceps tuberculata/	Cordyceps tuberculata	dwarf caterpillarclub		gregarious		stroma	Animal / parasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/	Lepidoptera	butterflies and moths				imago

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1978	British Ascomycetes	Revised and enlarged edition, 585pp, J. Cramer

Cordyceps tuberculata (Dwarf Caterpillarclub) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Cordyceps tuberculata (Dwarf Caterpillarclub) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cordyceps
(caterpillarclubs and truffleclubs)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cordyceps tuberculata (Dwarf Caterpillarclub)
Genus	Cordyceps (caterpillarclubs and truffleclubs)
Family	CORDYCIPITACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	HYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Cordyceps tuberculata is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cordyceps tuberculata (Dwarf Caterpillarclub)

Cordyceps tuberculata (Dwarf Caterpillarclub) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Cordyceps
(caterpillarclubs and truffleclubs)

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cordyceps tuberculata (Dwarf Caterpillarclub):

Cordyceps
(caterpillarclubs and truffleclubs)

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

VU/D2

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