Stictis stellata Wallr.
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Stictis stellata 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 (sunken)		sunken apothecium is saprobic on dead stem (woody)			Eupatorium cannabinum	Hemp Agrimony, Hemp-agrimony	Asterales: Asteraceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Stictidaceae/Stictis stellata/	Stictis stellata	a discomycete		sunken		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Eupatorium cannabinum/	Eupatorium cannabinum	hemp agrimony, hemp-agrimony		dead	stem (woody)				(10-5)
apothecium (sunken)		sunken apothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Epilobium	willow-herbs	Myrtales: Onagraceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Stictidaceae/Stictis stellata/	Stictis stellata	a discomycete		sunken		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium/	Epilobium	willow-herbs		dead	stem				(10-5)
apothecium (sunken)		sunken apothecium is saprobic on dead stem (woody)			Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb, Greater Hairy Willowherb	Myrtales: Onagraceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Stictidaceae/Stictis stellata/	Stictis stellata	a discomycete		sunken		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium hirsutum/	Epilobium hirsutum	great willowherb, greater hairy willowherb		dead	stem (woody)				(10-5)
apothecium (sunken)		sunken apothecium is saprobic on dead stem (woody)			[Tall Woody Herbs]	tall woody herbs		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Stictidaceae/Stictis stellata/	Stictis stellata	a discomycete		sunken		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Tall Woody Herbs/	Tall Woody Herbs	tall woody herbs		dead	stem (woody)				(10-5)

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

Stictis stellata (a discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Stictis stellata (a discomycete) 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	Stictis stellata (a discomycete)
Genus	Stictis (a genus of discomycetes)
Family	STICTIDACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	OSTROPALES (an order of lichens and ascomycetes)
Subclass	OSTROPOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
Class	LECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Stictis stellata is also a member of:
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 Stictis stellata (a discomycete)

Stictis stellata (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Stictis
(a genus of discomycetes)

STICTIDACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes)

OSTROPALES
(an order of lichens and ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

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 Stictis stellata (a discomycete):

Stictis
(a genus of discomycetes)

STICTIDACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes)

OSTROPALES
(an order of lichens and ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

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