Niesslia exosporioides (Desm.) G. Winter
(a pyrenomycete)

Interactions where Niesslia exosporioides 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
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf			Iris pseudacorus	Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag	Asparagales: Iridaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris pseudacorus/	Iris pseudacorus	yellow iris, yellow flag		dry, dead	leaf				(4-8)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf			Epilobium	willow-herbs	Myrtales: Onagraceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium/	Epilobium	willow-herbs		dry, dead	leaf				(4-8)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf			Carex acutiformis	Lesser Pond-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex acutiformis/	Carex acutiformis	lesser pond-sedge		dry, dead	leaf				(4-8)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf			Carex elata	Tufted Sedge, Tufted-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex elata/	Carex elata	tufted sedge, tufted-sedge		dry, dead	leaf				(4-8)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf			Carex paniculata	Greater Tussock-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/	Carex paniculata	greater tussock-sedge		dry, dead	leaf				(4-8)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf			Carex pendula	Pendulous Sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/	Carex pendula	pendulous sedge		dry, dead	leaf				(4-8)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf			Carex riparia	Great Pond-sedge, Greater Pond-sedge	Poales: Cyperaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex riparia/	Carex riparia	great pond-sedge, greater pond-sedge		dry, dead	leaf		Major		(4-8)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead			Juncus subnodulosus	Blunt-flowered Rush	Poales: Juncaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus subnodulosus/	Juncus subnodulosus	blunt-flowered rush		dry, dead					(4-8)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf			Leymus arenarius	Lyme-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Leymus arenarius/	Leymus arenarius	lyme-grass		dry, dead	leaf		Minor		(4-8)
perithecium (superficial)		superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf			Glyceria maxima	Reed Sweet-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/	Niesslia exosporioides	a pyrenomycete		superficial		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria maxima/	Glyceria maxima	reed sweet-grass		dry, dead	leaf				(4-8)

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

Niesslia exosporioides (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Niesslia exosporioides (a pyrenomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Niesslia exosporioides (a pyrenomycete)
Genus	Niesslia (a genus of pyrenomycetes and lichens)
Family	NIESSLIACEAE (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)

Niesslia exosporioides 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 Niesslia exosporioides (a pyrenomycete)

Niesslia exosporioides (a pyrenomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Niesslia exosporioides (a pyrenomycete):

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))

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