Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) D. Hawksw.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops 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
Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on decorticate branch			Buxus sempervirens	Box	Buxales: Buxaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete			colony	Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/	Buxus sempervirens	box		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
pseudothecium (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on decorticate branch			Buxus sempervirens	Box	Buxales: Buxaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete		mostly superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/	Buxus sempervirens	box		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on decorticate branch			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete			colony	Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
pseudothecium (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on decorticate branch			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete		mostly superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on decorticate branch			Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete			colony	Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/	Carpinus betulus	hornbeam		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
pseudothecium (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on decorticate branch			Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam	Fagales: Betulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete		mostly superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/	Carpinus betulus	hornbeam		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on decorticate branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete			colony	Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
pseudothecium (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on decorticate branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete		mostly superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on decorticate branch			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete			colony	Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
pseudothecium (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on decorticate branch			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete		mostly superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on decorticate branch			Populus	poplars	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete			colony	Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/	Populus	poplars		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
pseudothecium (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on decorticate branch			Populus	poplars	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete		mostly superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/	Populus	poplars		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on decorticate branch			Tilia	limes	Malvales: Malvaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete			colony	Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/	Tilia	limes		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
pseudothecium (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on decorticate branch			Tilia	limes	Malvales: Malvaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete		mostly superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/	Tilia	limes		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on decorticate branch			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete			colony	Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		decorticate	branch				(12-4)
pseudothecium (mostly superficial)		mostly superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on decorticate branch			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops/	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops	an ascomycete		mostly superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		decorticate	branch				(12-4)

Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops (an ascomycete) 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
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops (an ascomycete)
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)

Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops 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 Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops (an ascomycete)

Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops (an ascomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops (an ascomycete):

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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