Dendryphiella infuscans (Thüm.) M.B. Ellis
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Dendryphiella infuscans is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			APIACEAE	umbellifers	Apiales	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Dendryphiella infuscans/	Dendryphiella infuscans	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/	Apiaceae	umbellifers		dead	stem				(4-5)
Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Dendryphiella infuscans/	Dendryphiella infuscans	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/	Heracleum sphondylium	hogweed		dead	stem				(4-5)
Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph (effuse)		effuse colony of Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Urtica dioica	Common Nettle	Rosales: Urticaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Dendryphiella infuscans/	Dendryphiella infuscans	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		effuse	colony	Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/	Urtica dioica	common nettle		dead	stem				(4-5)
Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph		Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph parasitises old sporangium			MYXOGASTREA	slime moulds		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Dendryphiella infuscans/	Dendryphiella infuscans	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus				Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Protozoa/Myxogastrea/	Myxogastrea	slime moulds		old	sporangium		Minor

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Dendryphiella infuscans (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) 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))

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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Dendryphiella infuscans (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Genus	Dendryphiella (a genus of fungi)
Family	PLEOSPORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (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)

Dendryphiella infuscans 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 Dendryphiella infuscans (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

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

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of 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 Dendryphiella infuscans (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of 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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