Hypoxylon perforatum (Schwein.) Fr.

Interactions where Hypoxylon perforatum 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
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead wood			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon perforatum/	Hypoxylon perforatum					stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		dead	wood		Major
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead bark			Fraxinus	ashes	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon perforatum/	Hypoxylon perforatum					stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		dead	bark		Major
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead wood			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon perforatum/	Hypoxylon perforatum					stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead	wood
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead bark			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon perforatum/	Hypoxylon perforatum					stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead	bark

Author & Year	Title	Source
Anderson, R., 2008	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies	Field Mycology Vol 9 (2): 41-48.

Hypoxylon perforatum may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Hypoxylon perforatum may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypoxylon
(woodwart fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hypoxylon perforatum
Genus	Hypoxylon (woodwart fungi)
Family	XYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
Order	XYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
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)

Hypoxylon perforatum 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 Hypoxylon perforatum

Hypoxylon perforatum may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypoxylon
(woodwart fungi)

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

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 Hypoxylon perforatum:

Hypoxylon
(woodwart fungi)

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

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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