[Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.]
(scarlet elfcups)

Interactions where [Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.] 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 (sometimes stalked) sometimes stalked apothecium is saprobic on fallen, damp or flooding branch Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Sarcoscyphaceae/Sarcoscypha coccinea agg./Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.scarlet elfcupssometimes stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusaldersfallen, damp or floodingbranch (1-3)
apothecium (sometimes stalked) sometimes stalked apothecium is saprobic on fallen, mossy, damp twig Major Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Sarcoscyphaceae/Sarcoscypha coccinea agg./Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.scarlet elfcupssometimes stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/Corylushazelsfallen, mossy, damptwigMajor (1-3)
apothecium (sometimes stalked) sometimes stalked apothecium is saprobic on fallen, damp or flooding branch Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Sarcoscyphaceae/Sarcoscypha coccinea agg./Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.scarlet elfcupssometimes stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsfallen, damp or floodingbranch (1-3)
apothecium (sometimes stalked) sometimes stalked apothecium is saprobic on fallen, mossy, damp twig [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Sarcoscyphaceae/Sarcoscypha coccinea agg./Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.scarlet elfcupssometimes stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesfallen, mossy, damptwig (1-3)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

[Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.] (scarlet elfcups) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

[Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.] (scarlet elfcups) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Sarcoscypha austriaca
Scarlet Elfcup
Species 2 subtaxa 7 references
Sarcoscypha coccinea
Ruby Elfcup
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.] (scarlet elfcups)
GenusSarcoscypha (elfcups)
FamilySARCOSCYPHACEAE (a family of cup fungi)
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 [Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.] (scarlet elfcups)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Butterfill, G.B. & Spooner, B.M. 1995 Sarcoscypha (Pezizales) in Britain Mycologist Vol 09 (1): 20-26.

[Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.] (scarlet elfcups) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to [Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.] (scarlet elfcups):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 74 images of [Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.] (scarlet elfcups)
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