Costantinella terrestris (Link) S. Hughes
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Costantinella terrestris 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
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on woody debris			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks			woody debris
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on fallen twig			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		fallen	twig
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on woody debris			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes			woody debris
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on fallen twig			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		fallen	twig
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on woody debris			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples			woody debris
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on fallen twig			Acer	maples	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/	Acer	maples		fallen	twig
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on fallen twig			Larix	larches	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/	Larix	larches		fallen	twig
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on woody debris			Larix	larches	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/	Larix	larches			woody debris
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on woody debris			Pinus	pines	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/	Pinus	pines			woody debris
Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on fallen twig			Pinus	pines	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Morchellaceae/Costantinella terrestris/	Costantinella terrestris	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus			colony	Costantinella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/	Pinus	pines		fallen	twig

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

Costantinella terrestris (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Costantinella terrestris (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Costantinella terrestris (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Genus	Costantinella (a genus of anamorphic fungi)
Family	MORCHELLACEAE (morels)
Order	PEZIZALES (cup fungus)
Subclass	PEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
Class	PEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Costantinella terrestris is also a member of:
Hyphomycetes - moulds (via Costantinella)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Hyphomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Morchellaceae)
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 Costantinella terrestris (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Costantinella terrestris (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Hyphomycetes
(moulds)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Costantinella terrestris (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Hyphomycetes
(moulds)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

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