Schizonella melanogramma (DC.) J. Schröt.
(Rare Spring Sedge Smut)

Interactions where Schizonella melanogramma 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
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live leaf Foreign Carex sedges Poales: Cyperaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Schizonella melanogramma/Schizonella melanogrammarare spring sedge smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesliveleaf
sorus (embedded, linear) embedded, linear sorus parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Carex ericetorum Rare Spring-sedge Poales: Cyperaceae 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
Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Schizonella melanogramma/Schizonella melanogrammarare spring sedge smutembedded, linearsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex ericetorum/Carex ericetorumrare spring-sedgeliveleaf
sorus (embedded, linear) embedded, linear sorus parasitises live leaf Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge Poales: Cyperaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Schizonella melanogramma/Schizonella melanogrammarare spring sedge smutembedded, linearsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex flacca/Carex flaccaglaucous sedgeliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Schizonella melanogramma (Rare Spring Sedge Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Schizonella melanogramma (Rare Spring Sedge Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSchizonella melanogramma (Rare Spring Sedge Smut)
GenusSchizonella (a genus of sedge smut fungi)
FamilyANTHRACOIDEACEAE (a family of sedge ovary smut fungi)
OrderUSTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
SubclassUSTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut fungi)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Schizonella melanogramma (Rare Spring Sedge Smut)

Schizonella melanogramma (Rare Spring Sedge Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Schizonella melanogramma (Rare Spring Sedge Smut):

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