Melanopsichium nepalense (Liro) Zundel
(a galling smut fungus)

Interactions where Melanopsichium nepalense 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
		causes gall of stem of stunted			Persicaria hydropiper	Water-pepper	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Melanopsichium (Ustilaginales), a genus new to the British Isles, Spooner, B.M., 1985	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Melanopsichiaceae/Melanopsichium nepalense/	Melanopsichium nepalense	a galling smut fungus					Foodplant / gall		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria hydropiper/	Persicaria hydropiper	water-pepper			stem	stunted
		causes gall of inflorescence of stunted			Persicaria hydropiper	Water-pepper	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Melanopsichium (Ustilaginales), a genus new to the British Isles, Spooner, B.M., 1985	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Melanopsichiaceae/Melanopsichium nepalense/	Melanopsichium nepalense	a galling smut fungus					Foodplant / gall		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria hydropiper/	Persicaria hydropiper	water-pepper			inflorescence	stunted
		causes gall of stem of stunted			Persicaria lapathifolia	Pale Persicaria	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Melanopsichium (Ustilaginales), a genus new to the British Isles, Spooner, B.M., 1985	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Melanopsichiaceae/Melanopsichium nepalense/	Melanopsichium nepalense	a galling smut fungus					Foodplant / gall		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria lapathifolia/	Persicaria lapathifolia	pale persicaria			stem	stunted
		causes gall of inflorescence of stunted			Persicaria lapathifolia	Pale Persicaria	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Melanopsichium (Ustilaginales), a genus new to the British Isles, Spooner, B.M., 1985	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Melanopsichiaceae/Melanopsichium nepalense/	Melanopsichium nepalense	a galling smut fungus					Foodplant / gall		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria lapathifolia/	Persicaria lapathifolia	pale persicaria			inflorescence	stunted
		causes gall of stem of stunted			Polygonum aviculare	Knotgrass	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Melanopsichium (Ustilaginales), a genus new to the British Isles, Spooner, B.M., 1985 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Melanopsichiaceae/Melanopsichium nepalense/	Melanopsichium nepalense	a galling smut fungus					Foodplant / gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum aviculare/	Polygonum aviculare	knotgrass			stem	stunted
		causes gall of inflorescence axis of stunted			Polygonum aviculare	Knotgrass	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Melanopsichium (Ustilaginales), a genus new to the British Isles, Spooner, B.M., 1985 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Melanopsichiaceae/Melanopsichium nepalense/	Melanopsichium nepalense	a galling smut fungus					Foodplant / gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum aviculare/	Polygonum aviculare	knotgrass			inflorescence axis	stunted

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Spooner, B.M., 1985	Melanopsichium (Ustilaginales), a genus new to the British Isles	TBMS Vol 85 (3): 540-544.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls	95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus)
Family	MELANOPSICHIACEAE (a family of galling smut fungi)
Order	USTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
Subclass	USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut fungi)
Class	USTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
Subphylum	USTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Melanopsichium nepalense is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
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 Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Spooner, B.M.	1985	Melanopsichium (Ustilaginales), a genus new to the British Isles	TBMS Vol 85 (3): 540-544.

Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

USTILAGINALES
(an order of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus):

USTILAGINALES
(an order of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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